Gordon Campbell is a minister in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and principal of Union Theological College, Belfast, where he is also Head of Biblical Studies. The Book of Revelation has been the focus of much of his research and remains his special interest.

...[Reading Revelation] provides many fresh insights. What Campbell has offered, is a complete and coherent biblical theology of Revelation, undoubtedly fruitful to use for theological students, teachers and researchers, so that contemporary readers become competent readers...

• Foreword to the English editionPreface to the English editionForeword to the French editionPreface to the French editionMethodological introductionPart One: God reveals himselfIntroduction to Part One1. Divinity and pseudo-divinity2. True sovereignty and usurped claimsHistorical 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 worshipHistorical detour 4: Is political parody detectable?Historical detour 5: Is the bogus worship identifiable?Conclusion to Part OnePart Two: Humanity finds itselfIntroduction to Part Two4. Genuine testimony and counter-proclamation5. Faithful belonging and counter-allegiance6. Bride-city and whore-cityHistorical detour 6: Is 'Babylon' translatable by Rome?Historical detour 7: Is the woman of Revelation 12 identifiable?Conclusion to Part TwoPart Three: When God and Humanity meetIntroduction to Part Three7. Broken covenant and new covenantHistorical detour 8: Is an economic critique of Rome plausible?Conclusion to Part ThreeEpilogueBibliographyIndex of passages in RevelationIndex of other Biblical referencesIndex of references to ancient literatureThematic IndexAuthor Index

Gordon Campbell is a minister in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and principal of Union Theological College, Belfast, where he is also Head of Biblical Studies. The Book of Revelation has been the focus of much of his research and remains his special interest.

...[Reading Revelation] provides many fresh insights. What Campbell has offered, is a complete and coherent biblical theology of Revelation, undoubtedly fruitful to use for theological students, teachers and researchers, so that contemporary readers become competent readers...

• Foreword to the English editionPreface to the English editionForeword to the French editionPreface to the French editionMethodological introductionPart One: God reveals himselfIntroduction to Part One1. Divinity and pseudo-divinity2. True sovereignty and usurped claimsHistorical 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 worshipHistorical detour 4: Is political parody detectable?Historical detour 5: Is the bogus worship identifiable?Conclusion to Part OnePart Two: Humanity finds itselfIntroduction to Part Two4. Genuine testimony and counter-proclamation5. Faithful belonging and counter-allegiance6. Bride-city and whore-cityHistorical detour 6: Is 'Babylon' translatable by Rome?Historical detour 7: Is the woman of Revelation 12 identifiable?Conclusion to Part TwoPart Three: When God and Humanity meetIntroduction to Part Three7. Broken covenant and new covenantHistorical detour 8: Is an economic critique of Rome plausible?Conclusion to Part ThreeEpilogueBibliographyIndex of passages in RevelationIndex of other Biblical referencesIndex of references to ancient literatureThematic IndexAuthor Index

Gordon Campbell is a minister in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and principal of Union Theological College, Belfast, where he is also Head of Biblical Studies. The Book of Revelation has been the focus of much of his research and remains his special interest.

...[Reading Revelation] provides many fresh insights. What Campbell has offered, is a complete and coherent biblical theology of Revelation, undoubtedly fruitful to use for theological students, teachers and researchers, so that contemporary readers become competent readers...

• Foreword to the English editionPreface to the English editionForeword to the French editionPreface to the French editionMethodological introductionPart One: God reveals himselfIntroduction to Part One1. Divinity and pseudo-divinity2. True sovereignty and usurped claimsHistorical 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 worshipHistorical detour 4: Is political parody detectable?Historical detour 5: Is the bogus worship identifiable?Conclusion to Part OnePart Two: Humanity finds itselfIntroduction to Part Two4. Genuine testimony and counter-proclamation5. Faithful belonging and counter-allegiance6. Bride-city and whore-cityHistorical detour 6: Is 'Babylon' translatable by Rome?Historical detour 7: Is the woman of Revelation 12 identifiable?Conclusion to Part TwoPart Three: When God and Humanity meetIntroduction to Part Three7. Broken covenant and new covenantHistorical detour 8: Is an economic critique of Rome plausible?Conclusion to Part ThreeEpilogueBibliographyIndex of passages in RevelationIndex of other Biblical referencesIndex of references to ancient literatureThematic IndexAuthor Index