Abstract
This weighty essay collection arises out of a symposium held in July 2008 in Munich under the same title as the published volume now bears. However, it has been expanded to include many further contributions, with a view to offering a broad cross-section of international research on Revelation. After an introductory essay on the current state of research, the book is divided into three parts corresponding to the three topics of its subtitle: contexts, concepts and reception. The majority of essays are in German, but each section includes two or three in English. Among the contributors are many renowned senior scholars in the field (e.g. Frey, Labahn, Rowland, Stuckenbruck, van Henten), and perspectives have been sought from scholars of different theological traditions. The range and breadth of this volume makes it impossible to characterise it in a few sentences: it includes within its purview the date, the genre, the imagery, the historicity and the theology of the Apocalypse, as well as its use in ancient heresies, church fathers, Orthodox liturgy and William Blake. This vibrant and polished collection conveys the scope of contemporary debate, and draws attention to the questions that remain important. It will be valued by all those researching Revelation today.