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In this landmark commentary, Craig R. Koester offers a comprehensive look at a powerful and controversial early Christian text, the book of Revelation. The author provides richly textured descriptions of the book’s setting and language, making extensive use of Greek and Latin inscriptions, classical texts, and ancient Jewish writings, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. Rather than viewing Revelation...

readers encourages them to locate it within a wider Christian tradition (Karrer, Johannesoffenbarung, 73–83; Schüssler Fiorenza 39). Letters from Christian leaders were read aloud when their communities gathered, and John wants his text to receive that kind of hearing (1:3; Col 4:16; 1 Thess 5:27; Justin Martyr, 1 Apol. 67). Through the interplay of the apocalyptic, prophetic, and epistolary genres, John brings a visionary message into the context of the readers. Structure has to do
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