Antipas my faithful martyr

[Anto9us]

There is not much information on Antipas -- who is mentioned in Revelation chapter two -- but what info there is MIGHT impact the date of the writing of the book of Revelation

Antipas was allegedly the Bishop of Pergamum and was allegedly burned inside of a bronze bull and his death is usually given as happening in 92 A.D.

However - recently I went to eastern Orthodox forum because the only traditions about Antipas of Pergamum are in some sort of "Orthodox Fox Book of Martyrs" allegedly written about 1000 years ago

a link provided to me by an Orthodox brother led me to an article that said the date of Antipas' death was disputed -- that it could be 92 A.D. or 68 A.D.

so the tradition about Antipas cannot truly solve the dating of Revelation at all

but I got to thinking

does preterism NECESSARILY "fall to the ground" if Revelation was indeed "written late" i.e. - mid-90's A.D.?

could not a book be written in mid-90's A.D. which actually describes events that happened in 70 A.D.?

I have been wondering -- ever since I saw the link that described the date of Antipas' death as EITHER 68 or 92 A.D. -- does it even matter in the final analysis when Revelation was written?

I guess technically in this forum I can only address Partial Prets and ask "what say ye"?

Is preterism laying too heavy a brick on itself to INSIST That Revelation HAD TO HAVE BEEN written early - i.e. before Jerusalem fell?

 

[Interplanner]

I for one don't think it had to be written then, but the memories would be about then. It seems to be there to help the believers of the 7 churches mentioned to help adjust to the total catastrophe that happened, since many were Jews. Many of the believers fled north to Little Asia, maybe to be with people Paul had helped launch as Christians.

 

[Anto9us]

Good thoughts, Interplanner