ACKERMANAt a glance
History, context & interpretation
The text and its story
An apocalyptic vision of cosmic battle, judgement and a new heaven and earth. Its imagery has fed art, prophecy and popular culture for 1,900 years.
Traditional attribution
Written by John the Apostle.
Historical scholarship
Written by a prophet called John on the island of Patmos, probably not the apostle.
Context and curiosity
Some early manuscripts give the beast's number as 616.
Chronology and transmission
This text belongs to Christianity (Roman Asia Minor). The catalogue gives its approximate dating as c. 95 CE and original language or script as Koine Greek. The dated manuscript witnesses and traditional claims may not refer to the same historical event.
Sources and further reading
Historical descriptions are educational summaries. Religious traditions, scholarly interpretations and unverified claims are distinguished where possible; imagery may be illustrative rather than an artifact photograph.
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