Sacra Pagina: Revelation (Volume 16)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0814658180 ISBN 13: 9780814658185

Publisher: Liturgical Press, 1993

More than any other New Testament writing the Book of Revelation demands commentary. Its often bewildering text is easily open to less than scholarly interpretation.

Father Harrington brings his scholarship to the Book of Revelation and conveys its Christian message. He puts the work in its historical and social setting a first-century c.e. province of the Roman Empire and explores its social and religious background and its literary character. Through Father Harrington we hear clearly the challenge of John, the prophet, to the Churches of his time and to ours not to compromise the gospel message.

From the Back Cover:

Revelation, a prophetic apocalyptic letter, is a profoundly Christian text. Father Harrington is concerned to open up Revelation and to convey its Christian message. After an introduction he provides a new translation of each section of the writing, followed by notes which deal with matters of text and content that require clarification. He then treats the passage as a whole by discussing its literary character, its theological significance, and its relevance to our situation. Bibliographies direct the reader to important modern studies.

About the Author:

Wilfrid J. Harrington, OP, studied theology at the University of St. Thomas in Rome and Scripture at the École Biblique in Jerusalem. He holds the degrees of STM and LSS and has written extensively on both the Old and New Testaments.