Quiz 16 — Revelation

Academic scholarship has a clear preference for the historical reading of Revelation because the book's intent (based on the book's genre) is to . . .

Address the current circumstances of its original readers

Which of the following statements about the author of Revelation is true?

All of the above

To what does the term "gematria" refer?

Assigning numerical values to words

All of the following are common in apocalyptic literature except . . .

Chronological stories

Reading the number of the beast (666) as a reference to the Roman emperor Nero, or perhaps Domitian, is illustrative of which approach?

Historical

The book of Revelation shares features of all the following genres except . . .

Homily

To the extent that Revelation is prophecy, it should be read as a communication intended primarily for people . . .

Living at the time when it was written

Revelation does all of the following except...

Offer bland advice to acquiescent imperialists or predict the future

Apocalypse means .

Veil is pulled back

The book of Revelation reveals all of the following except . . .

What believers want to hear