Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-267) and indexes.

Development and application of the concept of narcism -- Outside the biblical literature -- In the Hebrew Bible -- Early Jewish literature -- The Q document -- The New Testament and Gospel of Thomas -- Among other early Christian writings -- Ideological spectrum of the author -- Collective and individual macarisms -- The number seven in relation to the seven macarisms -- A brief note on Revelation and its structure -- Macarism of the three in one -- Revelation to prophetic-Revelation : a case of human modulation -- Prophetic guild and the activities of the early Christian prophets -- John's apocalyptic thought in the light of propinquity of time -- Macarism of the dead -- Persecution and martyrdom in the book of Revelation -- Internal evidence of persecution -- External evidence of persecution -- Macarism of the vigilant watcher -- Phenomenological saga of the Lord's coming -- Revelation's eschaton in the light of the OT's day of the Lord -- Macarism of the marriage guest -- Marriage Feast of the Lamb as harmonization with the church -- Messianic banquet in Judaism and early Christianity -- Macarism of the resurrected -- Excursion into first and second resurrection phraseology the problem of millennialism -- Macarism of the keeper revisited -- From prophecy to prophetic book -- Macarism of the conqueror -- Garment cleansing as spiritual dwelling with Christ -- Tree of life and the symbolic New City gates -- Theology of the macarisms.