Revelation
New Testament · Apocalyptic · 22 chapters
Visions given to John: letters to seven churches, the struggle between God and evil, and the promise of a new heaven and a new earth.
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Context
- Genre
- Apocalyptic vision
- Authorship
- A man named JohnWhether he is the apostle or another John has been debated since antiquity.
- Date
- c. 90–96 CE
- Audience
- Seven communities of Asia Minor.
- Setting
- Patmos
- Original language
- Greek
- In the original
- ἀποκάλυψιςapokalypsis — revelation, unveiling
- Related texts
- Daniel 7 · a similar visionEzekiel 1–3 · visions of the throne