Before Jerusalem Fell
by Kenneth L. Gentry by Kenneth L. Gentry
TABLE OF CONTENTS Publisher’s Preface by Gary North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ix Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...xvii PART I: PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS l. Revelation Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3 2. The Approach to the Question of Dating . . . . . . . . 17 PART II: THE EXTERNAL EVIDENCE 3. Introduction to the External Evidence . . . . . . . . . 41 4. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 5. Clement of Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...68 6. Additional External Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 PART III: THE INTERNAL EVIDENCE 7. The Role of Internal Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 8. The Theme of Revelation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 9. The Temporal Expectation of the Author . . . . . . . . 133 10. The Identity of the Sixth King . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 11. The Contemporary Integrity of the Temple . . . . . . . 165 12. The Role of Nero Caesar.. . . . . . . . . . . . ...193 13. The Role of Jewish Christianity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 14. The Looming Jewish War... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 PART IV: ALLEGED DOMITIANIC EVIDENCES EXAMINED 15. Introduction to Domitianic Evidences . . . . . . . . . . 259 16. The Role of Emperor Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 17. The Persecution of Christianity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 18. The Nero Redivivus Myth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...300 19. The Condition of the Seven Churches . . . . . . . . . . 318 vii
. . . VII1 BEFORE JERUSALEM FELL PART V: CONCLUSION 20. Concluding Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...333 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...339 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY Select Bibliography I: Modern Writings . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Select Bibliography II: Ancient Writings . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 Ancient Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...375 INDICES Scripture Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...379 Modern Authors Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...387 Ancient Authors Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...395 Subject Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...397
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Publisher’s Preface by Gary North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ix<br />
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...xvii<br />
PART I: PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS<br />
l. Revelation Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3<br />
2. The Approach to the Question of Dating . . . . . . . . 17<br />
PART II: THE EXTERNAL EVIDENCE<br />
3. Introduction to the External Evidence . . . . . . . . . 41<br />
4. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45<br />
5. Clement of Alexandria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...68<br />
6. Additional External Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86<br />
PART III: THE INTERNAL EVIDENCE<br />
7. The Role of Internal Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113<br />
8. The Theme of Revelation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121<br />
9. The Temporal Expectation of the Author . . . . . . . . 133<br />
10. The Identity of the Sixth King . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146<br />
11. The Contemporary Integrity of the Temple . . . . . . . 165<br />
12. The Role of Nero Caesar.. . . . . . . . . . . . ...193<br />
13. The Role of Jewish Christianity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220<br />
14. The Looming Jewish War... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232<br />
PART IV: ALLEGED DOMITIANIC EVIDENCES EXAMINED<br />
15. Introduction to Domitianic Evidences . . . . . . . . . . 259<br />
16. The Role of Emperor Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261<br />
17. The Persecution of Christianity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285<br />
18. The Nero Redivivus Myth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...300<br />
19. The Condition of the Seven Churches . . . . . . . . . . 318<br />
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