Interpreting Revelation: A Reasonable Guide to Understanding the Last Book in the Bible - Hardcover

Tenney, Merrill C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1565636554 ISBN 13: 9781565636552

Publisher: Hendrickson Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Interpreting Revelation is a sane, thorough, scholarly, and sensible approach to studying and understanding the book of Revelation. It provides the reader with clear insights into the various methods of interpreting this last book of the Bible.

No matter what approach you take to the book of Revelation—futurist or preterist, premillennial or amillennial—you will find enlightenment as you have opportunity to peruse a variety of other approaches to understanding this somewhat mysterious apocalyptic book.

The book is divided into the following sections:
• The Background of Revelation
• The Theme, Structure, and Introduction to Revelation
• Vision 1—The Seven Churches of Revelation
• Vision 2—The Process of World Judgment
• Vision 3—The Climax of Judgment
• Vision 4—The Eternal City
• The Old Testament Background of Revelation
• The Christology of Revelation
• The Chronological Approach
• The Eschatological Approach
• The Terminology and Symbolism of Revelation
• The Meaning of Revelation for this Present Age

About this title

About the Author

Merrill C. Tenney (1904-1985) was Professor of Bible and Theology and Dean of the Graduate School at Wheaton College. He authored: New Testament Survey: Interpreting Revelation; John: The Gospel of Belief; and Galatians: The Charter of Christian Liberty.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hendrickson Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565636554
• ISBN 13: 9781565636552
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240