Archive for the ‘Theology’ Category
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Riddlebarger, Kim. The Man of Sin: Uncovering the Truth About the Antichrist. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2006. 236 pp.Includes a chapter on "The dragon, the beast, and the false prophet: the doctrine of Antichrist in the Book of Revelation" (pp. 89-116).The back matters include a 8 page bibliography and ...
Posted in Anti-Christ, Eschatology | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Riddlebarger, Kim. A Case for Amillennialism: Understanding the End Times. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books; Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 2003. 271 pp.Dr. Riddlebarger provides definitions of key terminology and overviews of various viewpoints and related biblical themes.Riddlebarger discussed Revelation 20 (pp. 195-228) and a number of other passages of ...
Posted in Amillennialism, The 'thousand-year' problem | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Hoeksema, Herman. Behold, He Cometh! An Exposition of the Book of Revelation. 2nd ed., with addition of Scripture and subject indexes. Ed. Homer C. Hoeksema. Grandville, Michigan: Reformed Free Publishing Association, 2000. xvii + 722 pp. An on-line version is available at SpindleWorks.The commentary of pastor and professor Herman Hoeksema ...
Posted in Amillennialism, Scholarly commentaries | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Beale, Gregory K. John's Use of the Old Testament in Revelation. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series, no. 166. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999. 443 pp.A standard-setting study published in the early 1999. The volume includes the following chapters that, for some parts, are reprints or ...
Posted in Eschatology, Language, Structure, Symbolism, The 'thousand-year' problem, Use of the Old Testament | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
Maier, Gerhard. Die Johannesoffenbarung und die Kirche. (WUNT, 25). Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr, 1981.This book with more than 600 pages is one of the most profound studies of the history of interpretation of Revelation.It thesis is that the chiliastic interpretation is the correct one, and it follows the debate between chiliasts ...
Posted in History of interpretation, Premillennialism | No Comments »
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Caird, George Bradford: The Revelation of St. John the Divine. (BNTC). London, 1966 (1st ed.) and 1984 (2nd ed.). Reprint, Hendrickson Publishers, 1993. 336 pp.Caird was heavily influenced by the work of Farrer, but emphasized the influence of myth, apocalyptic and the history of the Roman Empire as well. This ...
Posted in Christology, Scholarly commentaries, Symbolism, Use of the Old Testament | No Comments »
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Stuckenbruck, Loren T.: Angel Veneration and Christology: A Study in Early Judaism and in the Christology of the Apocalypse of John. (WUNT 2, 70). Tübingen: Mohr, 1995. xviii + 348 pp. In print. €44.00See a list of reviews here.This volume is accessible in part in Google Books.
Posted in Christology | No Comments »