Paul, Ian. “Ebbing and Flowing: Scholarly Developments in Study of the Book of Revelation.” Expository Times 119 (2008): 523-31.

From SAGE Publications:

Revelation has always presented major challenges for study, interpretation and application. Over the last twenty years there have been some significant developments in a number of areas, including greater understanding of Revelation’s first-century setting, some settling of debate about the nature of its language, engagement with questions of the complexity of its structure, and a growing awareness of the impact of its rhetoric, both in its original contexts and in the history of interpretation. Yet there still remains a substantial gap between much scholarly insight and its appropriation at a more popular level.

Key Words: Apocalypse • Revelation • interpretation • social setting • rhetorical criticism • language • Old Testament in the New

Munck, Johannes. Petrus und Paulus in der Offenbarung des Johannes: Ein Beitrag zur Auslegung der Apokalypse. Teologiske Skrifter, 1. København: Rosenkilde & Bagger, 1950. 125 pp.

Johannes Munck (1904-1965) was professor of New Testament at Aarhus University from the very beginning.

The Danish professors Peder Madsen and Holger Mosbech had both written on the history of interpretation of Revelation. With this volume professor Munck added his name to this list.

More to follow later.

Lücke, Friedrich. Versuch einer vollständigen Einleitung in die Offenbarung Johannis oder Allgemeine Untersuchungen über die apokalyptische Litteratur überhaupt und die Apokalypse des Johannes insbesondere. 2nd ed. Commentar über die Schriften des Evangelisten Johannes, 4:1. Bonn: Eduard Weber, 1852. xviii + 1074 pp.

The classic introduction to Revelation and the apocalyptic literature in general by Friedrich Lücke (see here and here) is now available at Google Books, also for download as a pdf-file.

Book I: The Concept and History of Apocalyptic Literature (pp. 9-342)
Book II: The Johannine Apocalypse. Especially its Literary Characterisation and Canonical Evaluation (pp. 345-1070; look for a separate file at Google Books)

Jenkins, Ferrell. The Old Testament in the Book of Revelation. Foreword by Homer Hailey. Marion, Indiana: Cogdill Foundation Publications, 1972. Reprint. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1976. Reprint. Temple Terrace, Florida : Florida College Bookstore, 1984. 151 pp. Still in print (see below).

This volume was originally presented as the author’s thesis (M.A.) at Harding Graduate School of Religion. It includes a bibliography (pp. 133-141) and two indices. One of the first studies on the topic, and (as far as I remember) on a not-too-technical level. As its publication history shows, there was a need for this book.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword / Homer Hailey
Preface
The Old Testament background of the Book of Revelation
The number and analysis of Old Testament quotations
The text used in the Old Testament allusions
The purpose of the Old Testament allusions
The place of the Book of Revelation in Apocalyptic Literature
The times in which apocalyptic grew
Apocalyptic – a re-interpretation of prophecy
Apocalyptic literature distinct
The Book of Revelation
Illustrations from the Book of Revelation
The four horsemen
The sealing of the servants of God
The great harvesting
The overthrow of Babylon
An examination of Old Testament books most frequently used in the Book of Revelation
Daniel
Ezekiel
Jeremiah
Isaiah
Zechariah
Psalms
Exodus
The description of Christ in the Book of Revelation, chapter one
The description in verses 4-7
The vision of Jesus on Patmos (verses 10-20)
Titles of Deity from the Old Testament
Creator
He Who is and Who Was and Who is to Come
The Almighty
The God of Heaven
The Lion of the Tribe of Judah
The Root of David
The Lamb
The Bright Morning star
The Holy One
The Key of David
The beginning of God’s Creation
Old Testament imagery used in the Book of Revelation
Place-names from the Old Testament
Jerusalem
The River Euphrates
Armageddon
Objects from the Old Testament
The Tabernacle and the Temple
The altar
The ark
Old Testament characters
Balaam
Jezebel
Summary and conclusion
Selected bibliography
General index
Index of Scripture references.

Still in print
Dr. Jenkins has informed me that this volume is still in print: “Because the current publisher of the book does not have a marketing strategy many people think the book is out of print. You may secure a copy from the Florida College Bookstore. I wasn’t able to locate the book on the website, but you can send an Email to bookstore [at] floridacollege [dot] edu for information. I think the book now sells for $4.95. I saw a used copy on Amazon recently for $59.96!” (See “Resources on the Book of Revelation” for more.)

McKim, Donald K. Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2007. xxviii + 1106 pp.

DMBI is a revised edition of Historical handbook of major biblical interpreters (1998), already an established reference. This revised and expanded volume is a welcome resource for any Biblical scholar and student. Hopefully, an electronic edition will be published soon.

“With over two hundred in-depth articles, the Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters introduces readers to the principal players in that history: their historical and intellectual contexts, their primary works, their interpretive principles and their broader historical significance. In addition, six major essays offer an overview of the history of biblical interpretation from the second century to the present.” (From the publisher’s site)

Table of Contents (For sample pdf-files, see the linked entries below)
Table of Contents
Preface to First Edition
Preface to Second Edition
How to Use this Dictionary
Abbreviations
Contributors

Part 1: Biblical Interpretation through the Centuries
Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church
Biblical Interpretation in the Middle Ages
Biblical Interpretation in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Biblical Interpretation in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Biblical Interpretation in Europe in the Twentieth Century
Biblical Interpretation in North America in the Twentieth Century

Part 2: Major Biblical Interpreters (sample entry: Luther)
Dictionary Articles
Index of Persons
Index of Subjects
Index of Articles

Hat tip: deinde.org