HIST 6/472 The Book of Revelation and the Seven Cities of the Apocalypse

Lectures: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:45 - 11:00am Eastern Time

Credit Hours: 3

Cost: $540 Audit; $2,085 Credit

Field Study Cost (cost does not include flights): $3,190 for Multiple Occupancy Room, $3,390 for Private Room 
Students may bring a guest with them for the field study, the cost per guest is $3,390. 

Recorded Lectures: Yes

Description

A narrative/historical study of the Book of Revelation giving attention to its rhetorical features and first-century context with application to contemporary Christian faith and practice. The course includes an eight-day historical and archaeological field study to Patmos and the seven cities of Revelation in Turkey. The field study is mandatory for all students taking the course for credit. It is optional for audit students.

Objectives

By the end of the course, a student should be able to:

• interpret the Book of Revelation according to its genre and signals of approach contained in the introductory verses;
• describe the seven cities of the Apocalypse and the historical data likely relevant to the church in each city;
• identify the purpose, structure, rhetorical features, and plot line of Revelation;
• access the general meaning that lies behind the symbolism and imagery in the book; and
• consider ways in which the futuristic narrative of Revelation shapes and informs Christian beliefs and behavior in the present.

Equivalencies

• Early Christianity
• History and Culture of New Testament
• Bible
• History

Instructor

Dr. Chris Vlachos: M.A., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Ph.D., Wheaton College; Former Director of Semester in Jerusalem Program, Wheaton College. Published author. Began teaching at JUC in 2021.