If the tide is coming in the waves advance and finish up covering the whole beach. This monumental 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. Pdf the book of revelation the new international greek. He received his thm at dallas theological seminary and his phd from cambridge.
Study guide to the book of revelation framepoythress. Beale discusses the focus of his lectures at the 20 scrbpc. When we are on the beach by the sea, we see how one wave succeeds another and ends its journey on the sand. This monumental commentary on the book of revelation, originally published in 1999, has been highly acclaimed by scholars, pastors, students, and others seriously interested in interpreting the apocalypse for the benefit of the church. This shorter commentary distills the superb grammatical analysis and exegesis from that tome over 1,300 pages into a book more accessible and pertinent to preachers, students, and general christian readers. The consensus choice for the best commentary on the book of revelation seems to be beales. Beale s monumental new international greek testament commentary volume on revelation has been highly praised since its publication in 1999.
Request pdf on sep 1, 2001, russell morton and others published the book of revelation. Gresham machen chair of new testament and is research professor of new testament and biblical interpretation at westminster theological seminary. Gresham machen chair of new testament and a professor of new testament and biblical theology at westminster theological seminary. In a second book, johns use of the old testament in revelation, beale has developed at greater length reflections on the use of the ot.
Beale, gregory k 1998, johns use of the old testament in. These reflections supplement and help to buttress the arguments in the commentary. The chronology of revelation can be compared to a succession of waves. This shorter commentary distills the superb grammatical analysis and exegesis from that tome over 1,300 pages into a book more accessible and pertinent to. Beale study archive the preterist archive of realized.
At than 0 pages, the book was ponderous to say the least. The book of revelation the new international greek. He is the author of several books including a new testament biblical theology, the temple and the churchs mission and a commentary on the book. Beale s academic interests include the new testaments use of the old testament, the book of revelation. Beale, the book of revelation, 4449 interpretive approaches g.
Revelation does not progress like a classic history book. Beale shows, however, revelation is not merely a futurology but a book about how the church should live for the glory of god. Too often revelation is viewed as a book only about the future. After a critical survey of scholarly discussion in the introductory chapter. Poythress, the returning king serving as our textbook h.
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