The Theology of the Book of Revelation
Title | The Theology of the Book of Revelation PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Bauckham |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 1993-03-04 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1107393086 |
The Book of Revelation is a work of profound theology. But its literary form makes it impenetrable to many modern readers 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.
From Topic to Thesis
Title | From Topic to Thesis PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Kibbe |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 2015-12-31 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0830899812 |
Every theology student has to write a research paper, but many do not know how to go about doing theological research. In this brief guide, Michael Kibbe introduces students to the basics of academic research, including how to gather and engage different sources, use online databases and bibliography software, and avoid common mistakes.
Introducing the New Testament
Title | Introducing the New Testament PDF eBook |
Author | Paul J. Achtemeier |
Publisher | Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Pages | 644 |
Release | 2001-08-10 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780802837172 |
Explores the literature of the New Testament of the Bible, highlighting the many messages contained within the text and outlining issues that can be discussed by heralding these messages. Also provides background of the time period and locations in which the New Testament was written.
Theological Territories
Title | Theological Territories PDF eBook |
Author | David Bentley Hart |
Publisher | University of Notre Dame Pess |
Pages | 514 |
Release | 2020-04-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 026810719X |
Publishers Weekly Best Book in Religion 2020 Foreword Review's INDIES Book of the Year Award, Religion In Theological Territories, David Bentley Hart, one of America's most eminent contemporary writers on religion, reflects on the state of theology "at the borders" of other fields of discourse—metaphysics, philosophy of mind, science, the arts, ethics, and biblical hermeneutics in particular. The book advances many of Hart's larger theological projects, developing and deepening numerous dimensions of his previous work. Theological Territories constitutes something of a manifesto regarding the manner in which theology should engage other fields of concern and scholarship. The essays are divided into five sections on the nature of theology, the relations between theology and science, the connections between gospel and culture, literary representations of and engagements with transcendence, and the New Testament. Hart responds to influential books, theologians, philosophers, and poets, including Rowan Williams, Jean-Luc Marion, Tomáš Halík, Sergei Bulgakov, Jennifer Newsome Martin, and David Jones, among others. The twenty-six chapters are drawn from live addresses delivered in various settings. Most of the material has never been printed before, and those parts that have appear here in expanded form. Throughout, these essays show how Hart's mind works with the academic veneer of more formal pieces stripped away. The book will appeal to both academic and non-academic readers interested in the place of theology in the modern world.
Holy Living
Title | Holy Living PDF eBook |
Author | Rowan Williams |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2017-09-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1472946111 |
Apart from being a scholar and theologian, Rowan Williams has also demonstrated a rare gift for speaking and writing plainly and clearly about essentials of the Christian faith. In the chapters of this book he writes with profound perception about the life of holiness to which we are called. The range of Williams' frame of reference is astonishing – he brings poets and theologians to his aid, he writes about the Rule of St Benedict, the Bible, Icons, contemplation, St Teresa of Avila and even R. D. Laing. He concludes with two chapters on the injunction 'Know Thyself' in a Christian context. Throughout, Williams points out that holiness is a state of being – it is he writes 'completely undemonstrative and lacking any system of expertise. It can never be dissected and analysed.'
Literary and Theological Review
Title | Literary and Theological Review PDF eBook |
Author | Leonard Woods |
Publisher | |
Pages | 668 |
Release | 1836 |
Genre | American essays |
ISBN |
Reading Revelation
Title | Reading Revelation PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph L. Trafton |
Publisher | Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc. |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Bible |
ISBN | 9781573122894 |
"Trafton has produced a clear, understandable, insightful reading of the book of Revelation - not an easy task for a book that has left many readers puzzled and confused. One of the particular strengths of Trafton's commentary is his close attention to the structure of John's work and the internal connections between various passages of the book. Readers will also benefit from Trafton's identification of John's extensive indebtedness to the Hebrew Bible for much of his imagery and ideas." - Mitchell G. Reddish O.L. Walker Professor of Christian Studies and Chair, Department of Religious Studies Stetson University