NT385 Book Study: Revelation
Overview
Examine one of the most exciting and controversial books in the bible with Dr. Keener’s commentary on the book of Revelation. Explore the challenging aspects of the book as well as the beautiful elements that invite us to worship God. Dr. Keener focuses on the themes in Revelation, including prayer, suffering in light of hope, and how the Spirit empowers us to share Christ with others.
Top Highlights
“We should read Revelation in its original setting. This is one of our basic principles of Bible interpretation, a basic principle that we apply to other passages in the Bible.” (source)
“John hears about a lion who has overcome and has conquered in 5:5. But when he turns, what he sees is not a great warlike lion at all, rather a lamb, the most docile of creatures, and specifically, a slain lamb, which is epitome of weakness. So Revelation has the same message as the rest of the nt; God overcame sin by the cross; His power was perfected in weakness. It’s not talking about a literal lion, it’s not talking about a literal lamb, but it’s using symbolic language to communicate a point.” (source)
“Revelation regularly reapplies traditional biblical symbols.” (source)
“‘The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John.’” (source)
“What that may suggest to us is that Revelation is not in chronological order from start to finish, but rather it runs in a sequence of series of events that climax in the end of the age.” (source)
- Title: NT385 Book Study: Revelation
- Author: Craig Keener
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Revelation › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Revelation › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Bible. N.T. Revelation--Commentaries; Education › Bible. N.T. Revelation--Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Resource ID: LLS:NT385KEENER
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:50:55Z
Dr. Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) is professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary, and is the author of 17 books, four of which have won book awards in Christianity Today. One, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, has sold more than half a million copies. He has authored scholarly commentaries on Matthew, John (two volumes), Acts (four volumes), and more briefly on Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, and Revelation. Dr. Keener is married to Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener, who spent 18 months as a refugee in her nation of Congo before their marriage.