The Theology of the Book of Revelatio..., Richard Bauckham
The Theology of the Book of Revelatio..., Richard Bauckham
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The Theology of the Book of Revelation

Author: Richard Bauckham

Narrator: Christopher Tester

Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2024

Synopsis

The Book of Revelation is a work of profound theology. But its literary form makes it impenetrable to many modern listeners and open to all kinds of misinterpretations. Richard Bauckham explains how the book's imagery conveyed meaning in its original context and how the book's theology is inseparable from its literary structure and composition.

Revelation is seen to offer not an esoteric and encoded forecast of historical events but rather a theocentric vision of the coming of God's universal kingdom, contextualised in the late first-century world dominated by Roman power and ideology. It calls on Christians to confront the political idolatries of the time and to participate in God's purpose of gathering all the nations into his kingdom. Once Revelation is properly grounded in its original context it is seen to transcend that context and speak to the contemporary church. This study concludes by highlighting Revelation's continuing relevance for today.

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©1993 Cambridge University Press.

About Richard Bauckham

Richard Bauckham is senior scholar at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He is also a visiting professor at St. Mellitus College, London, and emeritus professor of New Testament at the University of St. Andrews. Bauckham is a fellow of the British Academy and the author of numerous books, including The Christian World around the New Testament, Gospel of Glory, The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple, The Jewish World around the New Testament, and Jesus and the Eyewitnesses.

Reviews

Goodreads review by JonM on January 28, 2015

I was fortunate (?) enough to read this in less than 24 hours as I rested sick in bed (but could not sleep). So not much of the Bauckham's theological nuances slipped past me. It's most noteworthy aspects are its 1) speculation about first-century interpretation 2) trinitarian threads of emphasis an......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on October 29, 2022

So glad I read this. A profound work on the theology of Revelation. What makes it so worthwhile is Bauckham's understanding of genre. He makes a case early on that this is a apocalyptic circular letter of prophecy. Reading Revelation as an apocalypse will the way you read this letter and it will cha......more

Goodreads review by Josh on April 26, 2020

Few biblical books call for careful attention and disciplined study more than the book of Revelation. Careless interpretations abound, leaving many confused as to the meaning of this important letter. Building off of his earlier work "The Climax of Prophecy" (T&T Clark), in "The Theology of the Book......more

Goodreads review by Travis on March 07, 2022

A valuable resource for the themes of Revelation. Although too much of an idealist approach to interpretation and breaks some of his own rules regarding symbolism to refer to Rome throughout the book.......more

Goodreads review by Chris on February 26, 2012

Baukham's Theology of the Book of Revelation offers an insightful and non-traditional approach to a difficult book in our canon, primarily due to the complexity of the stylism and imagery involved and the eschatological vision. For one, Baukham avoids the more common verse-by-verse approach commenta......more

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