Revelation

Question 1

Literary Genre of Revelation

Answer 1

• Apocalyptic Literature
• Prophetic Literature
• Form of a Greco-Roman Letter

Question 2

Apocalyptic Literature

Answer 2

like Daniel, it is born in persecution and exile

• revealed in dreams & visions
• cryptic & symbolic language, a form of fantasy

Question 3

Prophetic Literature

Answer 3

foretelling and forth-telling:

-God’s word for the present; Pagan judgement is a done deal. Salvation is promised to those who persevere

Question 4

Form of a Greco-Roman Letter

Answer 4

John is writing a letter to seven churches; it is a circular letter. Irenaeus (180) says John wrote his letter in 96 AD

Question 5

Location

Answer 5

The Island of Patmos, in the Aegean

Question 6

John

Answer 6

was exiled b/c “the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ.”
Christian Apostle/Prophet/Elder
Pseudonymous; features of an apocalyptic prophet

Question 7

Themes of Revelation

Answer 7

Holy-War
God as a warrior in OT, but with an NT twist of nikao (conquer); a slain Lamb
Idolatry: worshipping the Emperor, and compromising in culture.

Question 8

Churches wrote to

Answer 8

Ephesus, Laodicea, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia

Question 9

Revelation in Greek

Answer 9

Apokalypsis