The Christ of the Apocalypse: Contemplating the Face of Jesus in the Book of Revelation

Msgr. A. Robert Nusca,Cardinal Thomas Collins (Foreword)

ISBN 10: 1945125756 / ISBN 13: 9781945125751

Published by Emmaus Road Publishing February 2018, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Christ of the Apocalypse: Contemplating the Face of Jesus in the Book of Revelation
• Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing February 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1945125756
• ISBN 13: 9781945125751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biblical Studies/New Testament Commentaries

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Synopsis

That the Apocalypse of John is a "Revelation of Jesus Christ" (Rev 1:1) is a fact too often overlooked by interpreters of this last book of the Bible. As Msgr. A. Robert Nusca's The Christ of the Apocalypse: Contemplating the Faces of Jesus in the Book of Revelation proposes, beyond predictions of earthquakes and falling stars, St. John articulates from start to finish a multifaceted and compelling portrait of Jesus Christ.

Nusca offers an exegetical reading of selected verses of the Book of Revelation, incorporating rich spiritual and pastoral reflections. The Christ of the Apocalypse above all affirms that St. John's God- and Christ-centered, symbolic universe offers our contemporary world a spiritual place to stand amid the shifting sands of postmodernity.

As Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, writes in his Foreword, "Now, as in the first century, Christians face martyrdom, and those who are not called to die for Christ are called to live for Christ in a world which in many ways rejects the Gospel. More than ever, we need the apocalyptic vision, to have our own vision of reality clarified, and to be strengthened in our evangelical witness."

About the Author

Msgr. A. Robert Nusca is a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Toronto. He earned a doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian University. Msgr. Nusca is currently the Pastor of Holy Rosary Parish, Toronto. He is Associate Professor of New Testament Studies at St. Augustine's Seminary and served as President-Rector of St. Augustine's from 2001—2014.