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Revelation John Christopher Thomas, and Frank D. Macchia.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Two horizons New Testament commentaryAnalytics: Show analyticsPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company c2016Description: xxii, 670 pages 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780802825544
  • 0802825540
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BS2825.53 .T46 2016
Other classification:
  • REL006070
Contents:
Introduction. Structure and nature of the book -- Audience -- Date -- Authorship -- Revelation and its streams of influence: The history of effects. Commentary. "In the Spirit on the Lord's Day" (1:9-3:22) -- "In the Spirit in heaven (4:1-16:21) -- "In the Spirit": Carried to a wilderness (17:1-21:8) -- "In the spirit": Carried to a great high mountain: The description of the New Jerusalem (21:9-22:5). Theological horizons of Revelation. God -- Christ -- Holy Spirit -- Church -- Salvation -- Eschatology.
Summary: The book of Revelation is perhaps the most theologically complex and literarily sophisticated document in the New Testament. In this commentary John Christopher Thomas's literary and exegetical analysis makes the challenging text of Revelation more accessible and easier to understand. Frank Macchia follows up with sustained theological essays on the book's most significant themes and issues, accenting especially the underappreciated place of the Holy Spirit in the theology of Revelation. - Amazon.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 625-636) and indexes.

Introduction. Structure and nature of the book -- Audience -- Date -- Authorship -- Revelation and its streams of influence: The history of effects. Commentary. "In the Spirit on the Lord's Day" (1:9-3:22) -- "In the Spirit in heaven (4:1-16:21) -- "In the Spirit": Carried to a wilderness (17:1-21:8) -- "In the spirit": Carried to a great high mountain: The description of the New Jerusalem (21:9-22:5). Theological horizons of Revelation. God -- Christ -- Holy Spirit -- Church -- Salvation -- Eschatology.

The book of Revelation is perhaps the most theologically complex and literarily sophisticated document in the New Testament. In this commentary John Christopher Thomas's literary and exegetical analysis makes the challenging text of Revelation more accessible and easier to understand. Frank Macchia follows up with sustained theological essays on the book's most significant themes and issues, accenting especially the underappreciated place of the Holy Spirit in the theology of Revelation. - Amazon.

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