A Theology of Revelation: God’s Grand Plan toDefeat Evil, Rescue His People, and Transform His Creation by J. Scott Duvall
Let me begin this review by saying that for any student of The Bible, this will be the last detailed theological, historical, and comparative philosophical review one will ever need on the subject of End Times eschatology, the origins of the actual Book of Revelation itself, and comparisons of other theories—including lesser known theories—about the origins of the book, and the circumstances of its writing.
In short, the research that the reference volume contains is a monumental work unto itself and should be on every theology professor’s or Bible enthusiast’s shelf. I couldn’t put it down, and am anxious to pass it along to those I know will be interested.
From Revelation as Canonical Conclusion, a point not accepted by all churches to this day, and comparative theologies of different Christian sects to a detailed overview of the book, one will be hard-pressed to find unanswered questions about anything relating to the subject at hand.
The text is written in five parts, and is about 450 pages long, with a complete bibliography of about 100 pages. Many theologians are cited in the work for their various areas of expertise on subject matter relating to the Book of Revelation, as well.
The five parts include: (1) Introduction—Comparative theologies and overview; (2) The Historical Framework of Revelation—Authorship and arguments for and against John; date written; occasion and purpose for which written; (3) Literary-Theological Foundations for the Theology of Revelation—Apocalyptic Letter, Canonicity and criticisms, use of symbolism, alignment with Old Testament, Structure of the Book; Use of Imagery; (4) Major Themes in Revelation—God, The Lion and The Lamb, The Spirit and the Churches, Salvation, The People of God, Worship, Discipleship, God’s judgement of evil, the New Creation; (5) Conclusion with Bibliography.
This book is the last of an eight part volume of the Biblical Theology of the New Testament, and is a must for the Bible Scholar. I highly recommend this purchase for the teacher, the student, or just—like me—the enthusiast, who wants to know where their faith is, and where it’s leading. A wonderful, scholarly work.
Review by Scott Sandmeyer
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