Authors: Bruce M. Metzger
ISBN-13: 9780687492008, ISBN-10: 0687492009
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Date Published: August 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
The book of Revelation contains passages of great beauty and comfort, as well as passages that strike the casual reader as bizarre, bewildering, and sometimes frightening.
How are readers today to discern God’s message in this peculiar part of the Bible? Breaking the Code provides a trustworthy guide to the rich symbolism of this important biblical book.
Noted biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger presents the fruits of solid scholarship in a nonacademic style. Breaking the Code serves as a key for understanding this powerful and puzzling book from the first century of the Christian Era.
Bruce M. Metzger is George L. Collard Professor of New Testament Language and Literature, Emeritus, at Princeton Theological Seminary. He was chair of the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) translation committee and is the author of numerous books and articles.
Preface | 9 | |
1 | Introducing the Book of Revelation | 11 |
2 | John's Vision of the Heavenly Christ (1:1-20) | 21 |
3 | Letters to Churches (2:1-29) | 29 |
4 | More Letters to Churches (3:1-22) | 38 |
5 | John's Vision of God and the Lamb (4:1-5:14) | 47 |
6 | Opening the Seven Seals of God's Scroll (6:1-8:2) | 55 |
7 | Sounding the Seven Trumpets (8:3-11:19) | 63 |
8 | The Satanic Trinity: The Dragon and the Two Beasts (12:1-14:20) | 72 |
9 | The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath (15:1-18:24) | 80 |
10 | The Final Victory and the Last Judgment (19:1-20:15) | 89 |
11 | John's Vision of the Heavenly Jerusalem (21:1-22:21) | 98 |
For Further Reading | 107 | |
Subject Index | 109 |