FOREWORD -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION -- Major Academic Debates -- Authorship -- Date of Writing -- Unity -- R. H. Charles -- P. Gaechter -- M.-É. Boismard -- H. Stierlin -- F. Rousseau -- J. M. Ford -- The Johannine-School Hypothesis -- Summary -- Philosophies of Interpretation -- Preterist -- Historicist -- Futurist -- Idealist -- Summary -- CHAPTER 2: JOHN'S GENERIC SIGNPOSTS -- Source Criticism -- John's Major Sources -- Source Criticism of Rev -- Old Testament Sources -- Old Testament Text -- Classical Apocalyptic Sources -- Synoptic Traditional Sources -- Pagan Mythological Sources -- Summary -- Implications for Generic Criticism -- CHAPTER 3: GENERIC CRITICISM -- The Concept of Genre in Biblical Criticism -- Current Concepts of Genre -- T. Longman -- D. Hellholm -- J. A. Baird -- W. G. Doty -- L. Hartman -- J. J. Collins -- D. E. Aune -- W. S. Vorster -- Definition -- Proximate Works -- Limits of my Research -- Excursus -- CHAPTER 4: CLASSICAL OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY -- The Prophetic Call Narrative -- The Call Narrative of Isaiah -- The Divine Confrontation -- The Introductory Word -- The Commission -- The Objection -- The Reassurance -- The Sign -- The Call Narrative of Jeremiah -- The Divine Confrontation -- The Introductory Word -- The Commission -- The Objection -- The Reassurance -- The Sign -- The Call Narrative of Ezekiel -- The Divine Confrontation -- The Introductory Word -- The Commission -- The Objection -- The Reassurance -- The Sign -- Summary -- Prophetic Revelation -- The Spirit of Yahweh -- The Hand of Yahweh -- The Word of Yahweh -- Vision and Dream -- Summary -- Prophetic Proclamation -- Basic Formulas -- Messenger Formula -- Attention Formula -- Divine Oracle Formula -- Emphatic Divine Oracle Formula -- Oath Formula -- Recognition Formula -- Summary -- Verbal Communication -- Threatening Oracle.

Benevolent Oracle -- Summary -- Nonverbal Communication -- Action Language -- Sign Language -- Passive Language -- Summary -- Summary -- The Prophetic Books -- Broad Structure -- Isaiah -- Jeremiah -- Ezekiel -- Summary -- Theological Emphases -- The Broken Covenant -- The Second Exodus -- The New Covenant -- Summary -- Summary -- The Genre of Classical Prophecy -- Common Characteristics -- Generic Definition -- Form -- Contents -- Function -- Ezekiel, the Classical Prophet Par Excellence -- CHAPTER 5: CLASSICAL APOCALYPTIC -- The Dilemma of Definition -- Major Modern Definitions -- J. J. Collins -- D. E. Aune -- P. D. Hanson -- C. Rowland -- Generic Definition -- Primary Literature Survey -- Life of Adam and Eve -- 1 Enoch -- 2 Enoch -- Apocalypse of Abraham -- Testament of Abraham -- Testament of Levi -- Testament of Naphtali -- Testament of Joseph -- Testament of Moses -- Jubilees -- 2 Baruch -- 3 Baruch -- 4 Ezra -- Sibylline Oracles -- Common Characteristics -- Form -- Contents -- Function -- Definition -- CHAPTER 6: ZECHARIAH AND DANIEL -- The Generic Status of Zech -- The Prophetic Option -- Prophetic Call -- Prophetic Revelation -- Prophetic Proclamation -- Prophetic Book -- Summary -- The Apocalyptic Option -- Apocalyptic Form -- Apocalyptic Contents -- Apocalyptic Function -- Summary -- Summary -- The Generic Status of Dan -- The Prophetic Option -- Prophetic Call -- Prophetic Revelation -- Prophetic Proclamation -- Prophetic Book -- Summary -- The Apocalyptic Option -- Apocalyptic Form -- Apocalyptic Contents -- Apocalyptic Function -- Summary -- John's Employment of Danielic Sources -- Summary -- Summary -- CHAPTER 7: NEW TESTAMENT PROPHECY -- Prophetic Persons -- John the Baptist -- Jesus -- Paul -- Barnabas -- Agabus -- Community Prophets -- Summary -- Prophetic Pursuits -- Revelatory Visions -- Exposition of Scripture -- Teaching.

Exhorting, Comforting, Strengthening -- Prediction -- Symbolic Acts -- Summary -- Prophetic Pericopes -- Criteria for Isolation -- Gospels -- Aune's General Criteria -- Formal Features -- Formulas -- Basic Forms -- Evaluation -- Summary -- Generic Definition -- Summary -- CHAPTER 8: NEO-APOCALYPTIC -- CHAPTER 9: THE CASE FOR REV AS CLASSICAL APOCALYPTIC -- The Significance of Άποκάλνψις -- Form -- Pseudonymity -- Visionary Revelation -- Symbolism -- Angelus Interpres -- Written Form -- Conclusion -- Contents -- Eschatology -- Pseudo-prophecy -- Imminence -- Dualism -- Pessimism -- Determinism -- Conclusion -- Function -- Rist's Defense of the Apocalyptic Option -- Developing Stream of Tradition -- Common Stock of Tradition -- Apocalyptic Concepts -- Interpretation -- Reinterpretation -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 10: THE CASE FOR REV AS CLASSICAL PROPHECY -- John's Prophetic Call -- The Heavenly Confrontation -- The Introductory Word -- The Commission -- Summary -- John's Prophetic Revelation -- God -- Christ -- The Spirit of God -- The Angel -- The Word of God -- The Testimony of Jesus -- Visions -- Summary -- John's Prophetic Proclamation -- Prophetic Testimony -- Prophetic Formulas -- Prophetic Oracles -- Symbolic Acts -- Summary -- John's Prophetic Book -- Broad Structure -- W. R. Kempson -- E. S. Fiorenza -- A. Yarbro Collins -- J. Lambrecht -- Summary -- Generic Significance -- Theological Emphases -- Summary -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 11: CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX A: TRUDINGER'S LIST OF JOHN'S OLD TESTAMENT QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS -- APPENDIX B: GENERIC CLASSICAL PROPHETIC FORMULAS -- APPENDIX C: BROAD STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION -- PRIMARY LITERATURE INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY.