Chapter 1 Abbreviations Chapter 2 Acknowledgment Chapter 3 Introduction: The Development of the Literary Criticism; The History of Research of the Narrative Asides in the Gospels and Acts; Methodological Considerations Chapter 4 The Narrative Asides in Selected Ancient Apocalypses: The Narrative Asides in the Jewish and Christian Apocalypses; The Formula of the Narrative Asides Chapter 5 The Narrative Asides in the Book of Revelation: Two Literary Problems in Revelation to the Narrative Asides in Revelation; The Identification of the Narrative Asides; Criteria for Asides and Non-Asides Chapter 6 The Classification of the Narrative Asides in the Book of Revelation: The Functional Classification; The Syntactical Classification Chapter 7 The Function of the Narrative Asides in the Book of Revelation: The Narrative Asides and the Interpretation of the Narrative; The Formation of the Narrative Asides in Revelation; The Narrative Asides and the Discourse of the Narrative of Revelation Chapter 8 Conclusion Chapter 9 Selected Bibliography Chapter 10 Index of Authors