“The device of the seven messages enables John to engage appropriately with seven different contexts in which his book would be read… — Richard Bauckham Christianity Copy Share Image
“Said the trees to the bramble, 'Come, be our ruler!' 'Wait!' said the mustard.” — Richard Bauckham Advent Copy Share Image
“The extent and character of the continuity and the differences between prophecy and apocalyptic are highly debatable. But the distinction means that… — Richard Bauckham Old testament Copy Share Image
“Thus it would be a serious mistake to understand the images of Revelation as timeless symbols. Their character conforms to the contextuality… — Richard Bauckham Failure Copy Share Image
“A second formal, literary difference between Revelation and the Jewish apocalypses is that, unlike the latter, Revelation is not pseudepigraphal.” — Richard Bauckham Copy Share Image
“Once we have fully recognized the specificity of the seven messages to the churches, it is possible to ask whether John also… — Richard Bauckham Christian church Copy Share Image
“if we try to read it as prediction of how that judgment will occur we turn it into a confused muddle and… — Richard Bauckham Copy Share Image
“The whole book of Revelation is a circular letter addressed to seven specific churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea (1:11;… — Richard Bauckham Book of revelation Copy Share Image
“the images of Revelation are symbols with evocative power inviting imaginative participation in the book’s symbolic world. But they do not work… — Richard Bauckham Books Copy Share Image
