Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: xviii + 633 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Format: paperback
Published: July 2012

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2924-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2924-8
IVP Order Code: 2924

Subjects

Commentaries--New Testament
Eschatology

• Detailed commentary on the Greek text of Revelation
• Interprets the dense and colorful imagery of Revelation with careful balance
• Takes seriously the historical context of the Johannine community
• Argues for the literary shape of Revelation as a creative and coherent drama
• Demonstrates that the Apocalypse speaks directly to any situation in any age
• Offers a portrait of God's loving justice that is relevant to our own society