Craig R. Koester is Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota and a research associate at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. His primary research areas are the Gospel of John, Book of Revelation, and Epistle to the Hebrews. He is author of Revelation in the Anchor Yale Bible commentary series (2014), Revelation and the End of All Things (2018), and Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel: Meaning, Mystery, Community (2003).
While there are several edited books on Revelation, none is quite like this one. The Oxford Handbook of the Book of Revelation stands out as a very diverse blend across several perspectives. It offers a wide range of views and robust bibliography on a variety of interpretative issues. * Flavio Prestes III, Berrien Springs, Michigan , Andrews University Seminary Studies * an excellent handbook which summarises comprehensively the current approaches and debates and provides many fresh insights and avenues for further research * C. Stenschke, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses * All in all, the handbook provides a profitable overview of the essential issues * Margarette Strauss, Theologische Revue * There are several positive features provided in this handbook ... this volume should be welcomed to the academic discussion. * Taman Turbinton, Journal of the Oxford Graduate Theological Society *