This monograph explores the significance accorded to John's island of Patmos (Rev. 1:9) within the wider reception history of the Apocalypse. Ian Boxall brings together for the first time in a coherent narrative a wide range of interpretations of Patmos, reflecting different chronological periods, cultural contexts, and Christian traditions.

Ian Boxall, Senior Tutor and Tutorial Fellow in New Testament, St Stephen's House, Oxford

• Introduction


• 1: I was on the Island Called Patmos : Re-reading Rev. 1:9


• 2: Patmos in Early Patristic Tradition (2nd 5th Centuries)


• 3: Patmos in Early Medieval Latin Tradition (6th 10th Centuries)


• 4: Patmos in Later Medieval Latin Tradition (1000 1516)


• 5: Patmos in Eastern Traditions from the 5th Century


• 6: Patmos in Western Interpreters from 1517


• 7: Visual Interpretations of Patmos


• 8: Hermeneutical Reflections


• Appendix 1: Patmos in Modern Commentators


• Appendix 2: The Pre-Johannine Reception: Patmos in Classical Sources and Inscriptions