Christian Acts, Lives and Martyrdoms

Christian Revelations & Apocalypses

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Note that the terms "apocalypse" and "revelation" are both translations of the same Greek term. Technically, "revelation" is a translation and "apocalypse" is a transliteration. The upshot is that the same works are often referred to by different modern writers as the "Apocalypse of X" or the "Revelation of X", creating no shortage of confusion. I would have preferred to standardize on "revelation," at least partly because "apocalypse" in modern usage carries with it the connotation of eschatological vision. While this is certainly a feature of some of the works which go by the name, it is not so of all. Never-the-less, in scholarly circles, 'apocalypse' is the standard label for some of these works, 'revelation' for others.

William Blake: The number of the beast is 666
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**Revelation of Esdras
The Revelation of John the Theologian
The Apocalypse of Paul
For the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul, see under Gnostic Apocalypses
The Apocalypse of Peter
A slightly different translation of one of these texts, along with different introductory commentary is found at: The Revelation of Peter. The Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter can be found under Gnostic Apocalypses
The Apocalypse of Sedrach
The Revelation of Stephen
The Apocalypse of Thomas
The Apocalypse of the Virgin
The Rev. of Adam, the 1st Rev. of James, the 2nd Rev. of James, the Gnostic Rev. of Paul and the Gnostic Rev. of Peter are listed under Gnostic Apocalypses