The Book of Revelation is a very important book of Scripture, yet it has received little scholarly attention among the major early Christian writings in the New Testament.
Professor Bauckham closely examines the unique literary dynamic of the Book of Revelation as a fully unified literary work.
It explores the interrelationship between the Book of Revelation and the Hebrew Bible, highlighting sophisticated allusions to the Old Testament as a key element in the way Revelation conveys its meaning.
There is also fresh research on the relationship of Revelation to other Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature, and consideration of its significance in the modern context.
The Book of Revelation is a masterpiece of meticulous and elegant narrative, astonishing creative imagination, progressive political critique, and profound theology.
Above all, the core message of the Book of Revelation demonstrates remarkable clarity, establishing itself as the pinnacle of the biblical prophetic tradition and claiming to reveal the secret of God's intended purpose through the coming of the kingdom of God at the end of time.
『Theology of Revelation』 is a comprehensive study that has opened a new chapter in the study of Revelation.
Among the unique literary devices of the Book of Revelation, some are actually identified and studied for the first time in this book.
The new evidence this book uncovers in its literary and historical context greatly contributes to the advancement of textual interpretation.

The Book of Revelation is a work of immense knowledge, sophisticated literary skill, brilliant creative imagination, radical political critique, and profound theology.
But it remains a Cinderella among the major early Christian writings included in the New Testament.
Scholars have focused only on the Gospels and major Pauline epistles, paying little attention to the Book of Revelation.
This book is part of an effort to address the problem of indifference toward the Book of Revelation.


First, it is important to focus on the literary structure of the Book of Revelation.
A careful analysis of the literary structure of the Book of Revelation will reveal that its meaning is profoundly implicit, and that its sophistication requires repeated reading and analysis to fully reveal its meaning.
Second, the use of the Old Testament in Revelation is a crucial key to understanding it.
By clarifying Old Testament allusions and reconstructing John's interpretation of the Old Testament according to Jewish exegetical practice, we will often see ambiguous passages in Revelation clarified and passages that have been consistently misunderstood by commentators correctly interpreted.


Third, the Book of Revelation is an apocalypse.
In addition to the Book of Revelation, we will draw upon direct research findings from the Jewish and Christian Apocalypses, demonstrating that this type of research can shed fresh light on the book of Revelation.
Fourth, the meaning of the Book of Revelation is not only intertextual (in its relationship with the Old Testament) but also situational (in its relationship with the world of its time).
The evils of the Roman system are revealed through accurate and specific data reflecting the political and economic realities of the late first century.
To effectively interpret the Book of Revelation, it is essential to know the political and economic history that forms the background of the Book of Revelation.

---From the "Introduction"