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Revelation and the End of All Things
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 228.07
EAN: 9780802846600
ISBN: 0802846602
Label: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Manufacturer: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 209
Publication Date: 2001-05
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Studio: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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Editorial Review:
Here is a readable, reliable guide to the book of Revelation that thoughtfully engages the questions people most often ask about this difficult book of the Bible.
Craig Koester provides sound, informed commentary on each section of the book of Revelation, drawing on the best recent scholarship and contemporizing his discussion with references to events like the siege at Waco, the phenomenal sales of the Left Behind series, and the use of Revelation in hymnody and art. Based on two decades of teaching Revelation to seminary students, pastors, and lay groups, this finely tuned discussion strikes an ideal balance between taking the text's first-century context seriously and making Revelation relevant to twenty-first-century readers.
Notable for its clarity and insight, Revelation and the End of All Things makes an excellent resource for church, group, and personal Bible study.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A deep book, but at times a difficult premise
I had a hard time with this book. I started out liking it, and I do 'get it', but I cannot agree with the overall conclusion of the book: that the book of revelation is simply a book applicable for any time in history where persecution and compromise are widespread. As I search through several different bibles, look at the world today in light of history, and search my own feelings about what John was actually writing about and to whom, I am struck with the overwhelming conclusion that the revelation ... Read More
Rating:  - Pretty good explanation of this book of The Bible
The author presents the book of revelation in a clear cut and easy to understand manner. Also, it doesn't come across of being biased as some books of theology can be. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the topic.
Rating:  - OK But not the best short summary of Revelation
The introductory material was interesting, but I did not find the actual commentary particularly insightful. The author tends to repeat himself a lot, making the same comment or point numerous times in a chapter and during the book. He also ignores/misses much of the recapitulatory nature of the book. After criticizing dispensational premillenial views (and justly so) in the introduction, he fails to recognize that chapter 20 of Revelation begins a new cycle, taking us back to the first advent of Christ ... Read More
Rating:  - level headed reading
simply outstanding! this book deals with the book of revelation and "end times" stuff related therein, with sobriety, sanity and a truly God honoring, Christ honoring manner and message. The author recognizes the need to understand revelation according to it's literary type and according to it's first century context as well, while yet recognizing that it is meant for all christians at all times. The author has truly done his homework for this book and handles the scripture with integrity and care. In ... Read More
Rating: - It's Amazing to Think That This Book Might Actually Offend Some Christians
. . . But it will. This book by Craig R. Koester will make it a whole lot easier to teach my Sunday school class on Revelation without having to go to some modernist debunker to do it. This book clearly honors Christ in its writing while making it clear that Revelation's gift to the church is hope and not calamity. If you're a serious Christian who wants a Revelation that will inspire you through trials that may befall you because of your faith, through out all of your "Left Behind" crap and read "Revelation ... Read More
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