The Theology of the Book of Revelation
Part of New Testament Theology
- Author: Richard Bauckham
- Date Published: March 1993
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521356916
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The Book of Revelation is a work of profound theology. But its literary form makes it impenetrable to many modern readers and open to all kinds of misinterpretations. Richard Bauckham explains how the book's imagery conveyed meaning in its original context and how the book's theology is inseparable from its literary structure and composition. Revelation is seen to offer not an esoteric and encoded forecast of historical events but rather a theocentric vision of the coming of God's universal kingdom, contextualised in the late first-century world dominated by Roman power and ideology. It calls on Christians to confront the political idolatries of the time and to participate in God's purpose of gathering all the nations into his kingdom. Once Revelation is properly grounded in its original context it is seen to transcend that context and speak to the contemporary church. This study concludes by highlighting Revelation's continuing relevance for today.
Read more- The first available in-depth treatment of the theology of Revelation
- Avoids misinterpretations through a proper contextualisation of the book
- Clearly and attractively written by a well-known British NT scholar
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- Date Published: March 1993
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521356916
- length: 181 pages
- dimensions: 217 x 139 x 13 mm
- weight: 0.23kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Reading the Book of Revelation
2. The One who is and who was and who is to come
3. The Lamb on the throne
4. The victory of the Lamb and his followers
5. The Spirit of prophecy
6. The New Jerusalem
7. Revelation for today
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Abbreviations.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Apocalyptic Literature
- Biblical Theology of the Epistles
- Eschatology
- Exegesis of Revelation
- Johannine Literature
- Revelation
- Revelation of John
- Revelations
- Systematic Theology Reading Seminar
- The Book of Revelation
- Theology of Atonement
- Topic in New Testament Theology: Eschatology
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