REVELATION
A Commentary on the Greek Text
by
G. K. BEALE
WILLIAM B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING COMPANY
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THE PATERNOSTER PRESS
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Beale, G. K. (Gregory K.), 1949–
The book of Revelation: a commentary on the Greek text / by G. K. Beale.
p. cm.—(The new international Greek Testament commentary)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 0-8028-2174-X
1. Bible. N.T. Revelation—Commentaries. I. Title.
II. Series: New international Greek Testament commentary (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
BS2825.3.B242 1999
228’.07—dc21 97–51674
CIP
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 0–85364–851–4
Hannah, Stephen, Nancy,
and, especially, Dorinda
The Condition of the Churches in Asia Minor
The Myth of Nero’s Reappearance
The Initial Thematic Focus of 1:7
The Situation of the Churches and the Purpose and Theme of the Book
Major Interpretative Approaches
The View of This Commentary: Eclecticism, or a Redemptive-Historical Form of Modified Idealism
The Symbolic Nature of the Apocalypse
A Method for Interpreting Symbols
Symbols as Figurative Comparisons: Metaphor, Simile, and Other Comparative Forms of Speech
The Symbolic Significance of Numbers
The Perspective of the “New Hermeneutic” on John’s Symbols
The General Purpose of Symbolism in the Apocalypse
The Use of the Old Testament in the Apocalypse
Combined Allusions and the Issue of Literary Consciousness
Contextual and Noncontextual Use
Various Uses of the Old Testament in the Apocalypse
Old Testament Segments as Literary Prototypes
Possible Indirect Fulfillment Uses
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About The Book of RevelationThis commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general comments on each section and subsection of the text. An important aim of the NIGTC authors is to interact with the wealth of significant New Testament research published in recent articles and monographs. In this connection the authors make their own scholarly contributions to the ongoing study of the biblical text. The text on which these commentaries are based is the UBS Greek New Testament, edited by Kurt Aland and others. While engaging the major questions of text and interpretation at a scholarly level, the authors keep in mind the needs of the beginning student of Greek as well as the pastor or layperson who may have studied the language at some time but does not now use it on a regular basis. |
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