Description
The book of Revelation is the most developed example of a scriptural writer wrestling with the ideological implications of the gospel, and engaging with an opposing system in the light of what God has done in Jesus.
A fascinating piece of Scripture as well as an extraordinary piece of literature, its interpretation has affected our theology, art and worship, and even international politics.
It is an apocalypse, a letter and a prophecy. Ian Paul gives disciplined attention to the text, examines how John draws on the Old Testament, indicates how his message would have communicated and been understood in its first-century context, and makes connections with our contemporary world.
Tyndale Commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means. The Introduction to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting, and purpose. Following a structural Analysis, the Commentary takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes, and also comments on individual verses and problems of interpretation. Additional Notes provide fuller discussion of particular difficulties.
Table of Contents
General preface
Author's preface
Chief abbreviations
Select bibliography
Introduction
1. Approaching Revelation
2. Who was John?
3. The date of Revelation
4. The social and historical context
5. Did John actually have a vision?
6. What kind of text is Revelation?
7. Reading Revelation imagery
8. Revelation's use of numbers
9. Revelation's use of the Old Testament
10. The structure of Revelation
11. Revelation's main theological themes
12. Approaches to its interpretation
Analysis
Commentary
Product Details
Title: Revelation
Author: Ian Paul
Publisher: Intervarsity Press
Pages: 396
Binding: Paperback
Size: 21.1 x 14.0 x 3.1 cm
ISBN: 9781783593446