Revelation and the End of All Things, 2nd ed.

by Craig Koester

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2018

Overview

Since its first publication in 2001, Revelation and the End of All Things has been a highly readable guide to one of the most challenging books in the Bible. Engaging the questions people most frequently ask about Revelation and sensationalistic scenarios about the end of the world, Craig Koester takes his readers through the entirety of Revelation, offering perspectives that are clear and compelling.

In the second edition Koester provides new insights from recent scholarship and responses to the latest popular apocalyptic voices. Study questions make this new edition ideal for use in classrooms and study groups. Revelation and the End of All Things offers an accessible, engaging, and profoundly hopeful interpretation for students and general readers alike.

Key Features

• Considers why popular interpretations of Revelation are problematic
• Presents the message of Revelation that is clear, engaging, and meaningful to modern readers
• Second Edition interacts with recent scholarship and popular end times predictions

Contents

• Interpreting the Mystery
• Christ and the Churches: Revelation 1–3
• The Scroll Unsealed: Revelation 4–7
• Trumpets of Terror and Hope: Revelation 8–11
• The Beast and the Lamb: Revelation 12–15
• The Harlot and the Bride: Revelation 15–19
• The End: Revelation 19–22

Endorsements

This book offers an innovative introduction to Revelation. . . . Highly recommended for ministry students, church study groups, and general readers.

—Adela Yarbro Collins, Yale Divinity School

Anyone looking for a good, interesting, and nontechnical study of the book of Revelation will want to consider this fine work.

—The Bible Today

A popular and easy-to-read work on Revelation. . . . For laity and those in the churches who are seeking alternatives to the unsound and popular views of Revelation, Koester’s book is a good recommendation.

—Review & Expositor

Product Details

• Title: Revelation and the End of All Things (Second Edition)
• Author: Craig Koester
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2018
• Logos Release Date: 2019
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. N.T. Revelation › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780802875785, 0802875785
• Resource ID: LLS:RVLTNNDLLTHNGS2ED
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:50:33Z

Benefits of Logos Edition

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About Craig Koester

Craig R. Koester is vice president of academic affairs and professor and Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Chair of New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his PhD in New Testament from Union Theological Seminary in New York.