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<strong>Charts</strong> on the Book of Revelation
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6. Literary Genres of Revelation
Apocalypse Prophecy Epistle
Identifies itself as an apocalypse (1:1) Identifies itself as a prophecy (1:3;
19:10; 22:7, 10, 18, 19)
Angelic mediation (1:1; 2:1, 8, 12,
18; 3:1, 7, 14; 17:1–18; 21:9–22:6;
22:8–11)
Use of disclosure language: dei,knumi
(“show”; 1:1; 4:1; 17:1; 21:9, 10; 22:1,
6, 8); shmai,nw (“make known”; 1:1)
Epiphany (1:12–20) Language of fulfillment: a] dei/
gene,sqai (“what must soon happen”;
1:1; 4:1; 22:6; cf . 1:19)
Persecution (2:10, 13; 6:9–11; 7:9,
14; 11:7–10; 12:11; 13:7; 16:6; 18:24;
20:4)
First-person vision narratives (4:1;
5:1, 2, 6, 11; 6:1, 2; et al .)
Future eschatological orientation
(1:19; 4:1)
Receives word of God (1:2, 9; 6:9;
20:4)
Identifies author, thus not
pseudonymous (1:4, 9; 22:8)
Recipients named (1:4)
Epistolary greeting (1:4)
Body (1:9–22:20)
Parenesis, or exhortations (1:3; 2:5, Seven “letters” (2:1–3:22)
7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 25, 26; 3:2, 3, 5, 8,
10, 11, 12, 19, 21; 12:17; 13:10; 14:12;
16:15; 21:7; 22:7, 9, 11)
Suffering in exile (1:9) Epistolary closing (22:21)
Visions (4:2–22:6) Prophetic experiences “in the Spirit”
(1:10; 4:2; 17:3; 21:10)
Otherworldly journey (4:1) Commanded to write (1:11, 19; 2:1,
8, 12, 18; 3:1, 7, 14; 14:13; 19:9; 21:5)
Otherworldly writing (5:1–6:17; 8:1; Present historical orientation (1:19)
10:2, 8–11)
Dialogue (7:13–17; 17:6b–18) Use of Ta,de le,gei (“Thus says . . .”)
declaration formula (2:1, 8, 12, 18;
3:1, 7, 14)
Auditions (11:15–18; 14:2–3, 13; Heavenly throne room vision (4:1–2)
19:1–8)
Discourse (21:5–8) Prophets mentioned (10:7; 11:10, 18;
16:6; 18:20, 24; 22:6, 9)
Prophetic commission (10:8–11)
Prophetic act (11:1–2)
Prophetic journey (17:1; 21:10)
Prophetic oath formula (19:9; 21:5;
22:6, 18)
Prophetic seal (22:10)
Prophetic curse (22:18–19)