| Apocalypse and Millennium: Studies in Biblical Eisegesis Contributor(s): Newport, Kenneth G. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521068452 ISBN-13: 9780521068451 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Examines ways in which the Book of Revelation (the Apocalypse) has been interpreted 1600???1999. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Eschatology - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General |
| Dewey: 228.060 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.86 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is about the various ways in which the Book of Revelation (the Apocalypse) has been interpreted over the past 300 years. It examines in detail Methodist, Baptist, Anglican, and Catholic uses of Revelation from 1600 to 1800, and then American Millerism and Seventh-day Adventist uses from 1800 to David Koresh and the Waco Disaster. The book argues that, far from being a random sequence of bizarre statements, millennial schemes (including the setting of dates for Christ's second coming) are more often characterized by internally consistent interpretations of scripture. |