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Joseph Trafton was concerned that much of the popular understanding of Revelation was based on traditions of interpretation and not on the book itself. Having done his masters thesis on Revelation, Trafton came to see how crucial it was to view the book in its historical and conceptual contexts. He reveals the Jewish thought-world that underlies the book and shows how the various sections of the...

Prologue “The revelation of Jesus Christ” Revelation 1:1–8 Revelation opens with a superscription in which the author briefly introduces the book and pronounces a blessing on those who read and hear it (1:1–3). There follows a typical letter introduction, complete with the identity of the addresser (John), the addressees (the seven churches in Asia), and a benediction (1:4–5a). The prologue is completed with a doxology to Jesus (1:5b-6), an oracle on the coming of Jesus (1:7), and a self-revelatory
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