The Apocalypse of John among Its Critics

Questions & Controversies

EDITED BY ALEXANDER E. STEWART AND ALAN S. BANDY

STUDIES IN SCRIPTURE & BIBLICAL THEOLOGY

The Apocalypse of John among Its Critics: Questions and Controversies

Studies in Scripture and Biblical Theology

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Contents

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List of Contributors

1. Introduction

Alexander E. Stewart and Alan S. Bandy

2. Should John’s Apocalypse Be in the Canon?

Alan S. Bandy

3. The Genre of Revelation

Ian Paul

4. John, Threats, and Fear Appeals

Was He a Bully?

Alexander E. Stewart

5. John and Punishment

Did He Delight in Violence?

Dana M. Harris

6. John and Women

Was He a Male Chauvinist?

Külli Tõniste

7. John and Dissenting Views

Was He Intolerant?

Michael P. Naylor

8. Was John Antisemitic?

Rob Dalrymple

9. Revelation and the ...