The Apocalypse and Apocalyptic Topics

Born 1945; 1991-2000 Professor of New Testament, and Chair, Department of New Testament and Early Christian Literature, University of Chicago; since 2000 Buckingham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation, Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, CT.

• IntroductionA. Genre, Types, and Topics of Early Christian and Related Apocalyptic LiteratureA.1. Early Christian Apocalyptic LiteratureA.2. Journeys to the Upper and Outer Regions of the WorldA.3 The Dream of a New Jerusalem at QumranB. The Apocalypse in Its Social SettingB.1. Persecution and Vengeance in the Book of RevelationB.2. Insiders and Outsiders in the Book of Revelation and Its Social ContextC. Themes in the ApocalypseC.1. Feminine Symbolism in the Book of RevelationC.2. Pergamon in Early Christian LiteratureC.3. The Apocalyptic EkphrasisC.4 The Apocalypse of John and Its Millennial ThemesC.5 Portraits of Rulers in the Book of RevelationC.6 Time and History: The Use of the Past and the Present in the Book of RevelationD. Christian Son of Man SayingsD.1. The Son of Man Sayings in the Sayings SourceD.2. The Apocalyptic Son of Man SayingsE. The Potential Impact of Revelation TodayE.1. Vilification and Self-Definition in the Book of RevelationE.2. Apocalypticism and New Testament Theology