Whether Revelation Is a Christian Document or Not?

There is no evidence of its existence before epiphanius. The early church unanimously identified this apocalyptic woman with the church, and he quotes various other scho to support that point. Some scholars have argued that revelation 12 contains several jewish sources about the messiah that were later combined into a christian story. That's not far fetched, given that the messiah in revelation 12 is not described as defeating the dragon by rising from the dead. So if the early church viewed revelation as a jewish text, it would make sense they may not see mary in it as vividly as they might see other old testament motifs until the text was more widely accepted.