In 2006, Bauckham published "Jesus and the Eyewitnesses," described by several other scholars (e.g. Ben Witherington III, Samuel Byrskog, Judith CS Redman, etc.) as a paradigm shift in Gospels study. In this book, Bauckham argues that the Synoptic Gospels are based "quite closely" on the testimony of eyewitnesses, while the Gospel of John is written by an eyewitness, against the current scholarly consensus that the four reflect the theology of communities in which they arose and are the products of long development. Bauckham updated and expanded the book to respond to critics in a second edition, published in 2017. Additionally, his work, "The Theology of the" "Book of Revelation", is considered one of the best introductions to Revelation available. Bauckham also contributed the commentary on Revelation to the "Oxford Bible Commentary" (2001) edited by Barton and Muddiman.