Reading Revelation

Foreword to the English edition
Preface to the English edition
Foreword to the French edition
Preface to the French edition
Methodological introduction

Part One: God reveals himself
Introduction to Part One
1. Divinity and pseudo-divinity
2. True sovereignty and usurped claims
Historical detour 1: Is daily life in Asia's cities accessible?
Historical detour 2: Is the sea monster decipherable?
Historical detour 3: Is christological parody decodable?
3. Legitimate adoration and bogus worship
Historical detour 4: Is political parody detectable?
Historical detour 5: Is the bogus worship identifiable?
Conclusion to Part One

Part Two: Humanity finds itself
Introduction to Part Two
4. Genuine testimony and counter-proclamation
5. Faithful belonging and counter-allegiance
6. Bride-city and whore-city
Historical detour 6: Is 'Babylon' translatable by Rome?
Historical detour 7: Is the woman of Revelation 12 identifiable?
Conclusion to Part Two

Part Three: When God and Humanity meet
Introduction to Part Three
7. Broken covenant and new covenant
Historical detour 8: Is an economic critique of Rome plausible?
Conclusion to Part Three

Epilogue

Bibliography
Index of passages in Revelation
Index of other Biblical references
Index of references to ancient literature
Thematic Index
Author Index

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