(2nd printing)Full text of doctoral dissertation on Revelation's date. Includes careful exegesis of critical passages, diligent survey of scholarly literature, and meticulous search of early church fathers and Jewish and Roman historians. The book not only resolves this technical question, but provides much helpful exposition of Revelation's text itself. These provide the reader with a clearer understanding of the meaning of Revelation. (paper cover) Chapters 1. Revelation Studies 2. The Approach to the Question of Dating 3. Introduction to the External Evidence 4. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons 5. Clement of Alexandria 6. Additional External Witnesses 7. The Role of Internal Evidence 8. The Theme of Revelation 9. The Temporal Expectation of the Author 10. The Identity of the Sixth King 11. The Contemporary Integrity of the Temple 12. The Role of Nero Caesar 13. The Role of Jewish Christianity 14. The Looming Jewish War 15. Introduction of Domitianic Evidences 16. The Role of Emperor Worship 17. The Persecution of Christianity 18. The Nero Redivivus Myth 19. The Condition of the Seven Churches 20. Concluding Remarks