Revelation Commentary Bundle (7 vols.)

Replacing George B. Caird’s earlier volume, fellow Oxford scholar Ian Boxall’s new edition in this popular series offers a clear and lucid study of St. John’s apocalypse. Arising out of a critical awareness of the historical and theological issues surrounding the interpretation of Revelation, Boxall’s exposition opens with an enlightening introduction to the first-century context of this difficult book. Introducing the background to the Apocalypse, Boxall leads the reader on a pericope-by-pericope exposition of the book. As with other volumes in the series, remarks are based on the author’s own translation. Key terms and phrases from the translation are highlighted where they are discussed, and explanations of special Greek or foreign terms are provided. References to important primary and secondary literature are also included for further research.

This commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general comments on each section and subsection of the text. An important aim of the NIGTC authors is to interact with the wealth of significant New Testament research published in recent articles and monographs. In this connection the authors make their own scholarly contributions to the ongoing study of the biblical text. The text on which these commentaries are based is the UBS Greek New Testament, edited by Kurt Aland and others. While engaging the major questions of text and interpretation at a scholarly level, the authors keep in mind the needs of the beginning student of Greek as well as the pastor or layperson who may have studied the language at some time but does not now use it on a regular basis.

This monumental new study of the book of Revelation will be especially helpful to scholars, pastors, students, and others seriously interested in interpreting the Apocalypse for the benefit of the church. Too often Revelation is viewed as a book only about the future. As G. K. Beale shows, however, Revelation is nor merely a futurology but a book about how the church should live for the glory of God throughout the ages—including our own. Engaging important questions concerning the interpretation of Revelation in scholarship today, as well interacting with the various viewpoints scholars hold on these issues, Beale's work makes a major contribution in the much-debated area of how the Old Testament is used in the Apocalypse. Approaching Revelation in terms of its own historical background and literary character, Beale argues convincingly that John's use of Old Testament allusions—and the way the Jewish exegetical tradition interpreted these same allusions—provides the key for unlocking the meaning of Revelation's many obscure metaphors. In the course of Beale's careful verse-by-verse exegesis, which also untangles the logical flow of John's thought as it develops from chapter to chapter, it becomes clear that Revelation's challenging pictures are best understood net by apparent technological and contemporary parallels in the twentieth century but by Old Testament and Jewish parallels from the distant past.

Interpretations of the book of Revelation abound. One main view suggests that the book indirectly describes events in John's own time. Another interpretation sees Revelation as a prophetic survey of the history of the church. Still others view the book as a precise prediction of unfolding events at the yet-to-come end of the world. The trouble with all three, argues Ramsey Michaels, is that they make the Revelation of John irrelevant to Christians throughout much of history. Failing to take seriously what John saw, such interpreters fail to comprehend the value of Revelation to Christians in any age. Michaels strives to capture Revelation as a prophetic letter of testimony, a testimony as relevant to the church today as it was in John's day as the church faces evil and looks for the victory of the Lamb. In this stimulating, pastorally oriented commentary, readers will find an introduction with background material concerning authorship, date and purpose, as well as a summary of important theological themes. A passage-by-passage exposition follows that focuses on what John had to say to his original readers in order to see the relevance of his book for the church today.

Dr. Davis places Revelation in its historical, cultural, and literary setting, showing how the book would have been understood by the Christians for whom it was written. He draws on Jewish, Christian, Greek, and Roman writers from biblical times in seeking to discern the meaning of the book's vivid symbols. He thus bases his interpretation of Revelation on objective evidence, rather than on subjective speculation. By calling his work "The Revelation of Jesus Christ," John shows that his purpose is not to conceal but to reveal. The commentary was written for the general reader of the Bible who desires to understand Revelation as John intended it to be understood. In providing a clear, nontechnical exposition of Revelation, Dr Davis draws on his years of experience in teaching the book to teens and adults in college and church settings.

In Revelation, Barry Creamer provides detailed verse-by-verse commentary on the entire book of Revelation. For each verse, Dr. Creamer gives exposition and notes, details on key words and phrases, and other important information on the text. He then provides detailed commentary which explains each section in its larger context, along with notes for application and notes on the purpose and setting of the book. Throughout the commentary, Creamer offers personal anecdotes, cross-references to other sections of Scripture, contextual information, and much more. Creamer’s commentary on Revelation is readable and practical, yet informed by thorough scholarship and a strong commitment to Scripture as the inspired Word of God. This commentary is useful for sermon preparation, personal and small group Bible study, devotions, and for research on one of the most difficult—yet profoundly important—books of the New Testament.

These volumes present an exegetical analysis of the first seven chapters of the Apocalypse. They reaffirm the basic framework of eschatology espoused by ancient Christianity but with added perspective of centuries of doctrinal progress in the Body of Christ. These detailed commentaries on the Greek text take some of the mystery out of the Bible's most confusing book. An Exegetical Commentary on Revelation represents years of methodical study on Revelation by Robert L. Thomas. These commentaries introduce a conservative, evangelical theology in a context familiar with a broad range of views. The first volume in Robert L. Thomas’s Exegetical Commentary on Revelation covers chapters 1–7. It includes a detailed introduction that includes a discussion on authorship, analysis into dating the Book of Revelation, thoughts on literary genre and hermeneutical guidelines for interpreting Revelation. In volume one of this verse-by-verse commentary, Thomas covers John’s vision of the Glorified Christ, the letters to the seven churches, and the opening of the first six seals with remarkable precision and attention to detail.

The second volume of Robert L. Thomas’s Exegetical Commentary on Revelation, Robert gives a detailed dissection of the last 14 chapters of Revelation. There is also extended section where he discusses, in detail, the structure of Revelation, the kingdom of Christ in the Apocalypse, and an in depth look at the Seventh Bowl of the Apocalypse. He also includes an index of applicable ancient literature, and an index of modern authors.