Reading the book of Revelation
Subtitle: a resource for students
By: edited by David L. Barr.
Contributors: Barr, David L., 1942-
Series: Resources for biblical study -- no. 44; Resources for biblical study (Society of Biblical Literature) -- no. 44.
Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Atlanta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Bible. -- N.T. -- Revelation -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible. -- N.T. -- Revelation -- Textbooks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-179) and index.

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Table of contents: title: Reading Revelation today : consensus and innovations / David L. Barr; title: The story John told : reading Revelation for its plot / David L. Barr; title: Ordinary lives : John and his first readers / Leonard L. Thompson; title: The beast from the land : Revelation 13:11-18 and social setting / Steven J. Friesen; title: Wolves in sheep's clothing : literary opposition and social tension in the Revelation of John / Paul B. Duff; title: A tale of two cities and (at least) three women : transformation, continuity, and contrast in the Apocalypse / Edith M. Humphrey; title: Doing violence : moral issues in reading John's Apocalypse / David L. Barr; title: Undercurrents and paradoxes : the Apocalypse to John in process hermeneutic / Ronald L. Farmer; title: Taking a stand on the sand of the seashore : a postcolonial exploration of Revelation 13 / Jean-Pierre Ruiz; title: Spirit possession : Revelation in religious studies / Leonard L. Thompson; title: The lion/lamb king : reading the Apocalypse from popular culture / Jon Paulien; title: Choosing between readings : questions and criteria / David L. Barr.