Dating the Apocalypse to John, revisited
Slater argues that the dating of John’s Apocalypse has depended on the external witness of Irenaeus, writing over a century later. He begins with the internal evidence and arrives at a date between 68 and 70 CE. For example, he looks at the question of who is or is not an apostle in Rev 2:2. He argu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2017]
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Review and expositor
Year: 2017, Volume: 114, Issue: 2, Pages: 247-253 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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Revelation
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| Summary: | Slater argues that the dating of John’s Apocalypse has depended on the external witness of Irenaeus, writing over a century later. He begins with the internal evidence and arrives at a date between 68 and 70 CE. For example, he looks at the question of who is or is not an apostle in Rev 2:2. He argues that no one in the 90s was disputing who the apostles were. Rather, the debate was who carried on the apostolic tradition. Furthermore, he argues that this earlier date also helps to understand better some debates within early Christianity. |
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| ISSN: | 2052-9449 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review and expositor
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0034637317700402 |