Revelation as an apocalypse: Critical considerations on the literary genre apocalypse

In popular discourse, Revelation is frequently characterised as an apocalyptic text concerned with the cataclysmic end of the world. This article offers a critical overview of historically informed scholarly attempts to define and reconstruct the literary genre of apocalypse and its application to R...

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Published in:	Verbum et ecclesia Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. e1 - e9
Main Authors:	van Niekerk, Robert J., van Eck, Ernest
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 31.10.2025 African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS
Subjects:	apocalyptic apocalypticism Bible and literature Bible as literature Forecasts and trends genre literary criticism Mediation Revelation New York United Kingdom Georgia United States
ISSN:	1609-9982, 2074-7705
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