andrew of caesarea and the apocalypse in the ancient church of the ...

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ABSTRACT
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 The Apocalypse Commentary of Andrew of Caesarea 1
1.2 The Life and Workof Andrew of Caesarea 2
1.2.1 Dating Andrew's Episcopal Reign 3
1.2.2 Dating Andrew's Commentary on the Apocalypse 4
1.3 The Audience and Purpose of the Commentary 10
1.3.1 Request from "Makarios" 10
1.3.2 Response to Oikoumenios 13
1.3.2.1 Who was Oikoumenios? 14
1.3.2.2 Oikoumenios' Commentary was Unacceptable 17
1.4 Motivation for Andrew's Commentary 21
1.4.1 The Historical Milieu 21
1.4.2 An Orthodox Response to Oikoumenios 24
1.4.3 The Chalcedonian Alternative 25
1.4.4 Hope and Vigilance 28
CHAPTER 2: AN OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION IN THE
CANON OF THE EASTERN CHURCH 31
2.1 Creating a Christian Canon
2.1.1 The Need for a Canon 31
2.1.2 Factors Influencing the Formation ofthe Canon 36
2.2 The Book of Révélation in the New Testament Canon 39
2.3 TheEarly Appeal of Révélation 41
2.3.1 The Prophétie Characterof Révélation 42
2.3.2 The Appeal of Révélation in Times of Persécution 46
2.3.3 The Words ofthe Lord in the Book of Révélation 48
2.3.4 The Epistolary Genre in Révélation 48
2.3.5 The Apostolicity of Révélation 49
2.4 The Second Century: Widespread Acceptance of Révélation 51
2.4.1 Ignatius of Antioch 51
2.4.2 Polycarp of Smyrna 51
2.4.3 Papias of Hierapolis 52
2.4.4 Other Apostolic Fathers 55
2.4.5 Justin Martyr 55
2.4.6 The Martyrs of Vienne and Lyon 57
2.4.7 Irenaeus 57
2.4.7.1 Irenaeus' Sources 58
2.4.7.2 Irenaeus' Use of Révélation 60
2.4.8 Theophilosof Antioch 61
2.4.9 The Muratorian Canon 62
2.4.10 Other Second Century Witnesses 63