The Apocalypse of St. John: The Greek Text with Introduction, Commentary and Notes

by Fenton John Anthony Hort

Publisher:

Macmillan and Co.

, 1908

Overview

Influential scholar Fenton John Anthony Hort’s study of the book of Revelation was published after his death. A Greek New Testament scholar, Hort focuses on the Greek text and the historical context to answer three major questions about Revelation, author, reader, and time. Using a methodical approach, Hort covers these questions, as well as the impact of the Roman Empire on early Christianity, various views of the time that Revelation was written, and the unity of the book as a whole. He also includes indexes and notes to guide study.

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Key Features

• Focuses on the Greek text and historical context of the book of Revelation
• Investigates Revelation’s author, time, and audience that it was written for
• Includes indexes and notes to guide study

Contents

• Author, Readers, and Time
  • (1) As to Time
  • (2) As to Author
• The Unity of the Book
• Evidence as to Time
  • To Recapitulate
• Further Arguments for Later Date Examined
• Known Evidence of Domitian’s Persecution
• Conclusions with Regard to Dominitian’s Persecution
• Evidence of Nero’s Persecution
• Grounds for Asserting the Neronian Date
  • The Relations between the Seven Heads of the Beast
  • The Future Head as the Returning Nero
  • The Number of the Beast (13:18)
  • The Measuring of the City (11:1 ff.)

Product Details

• Title: The Apocalypse of St. John: The Greek Text with Introduction, Commentary and Notes
• Author: F. J. A. Hort
• Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
• Publication Date: 1908
• Pages: 47

About Fenton John Anthony Hort

Fenton John Anthony Hort (23 April 1828 – 30 November 1892) was an Irish theologian and editor, with Brooke Westcott of a critical edition of The New Testament in the Original Greek.