REVELATION
INTRODUCTION, TRANSLATION, AND COMMENTARY
by
J. MASSYNGBERDE FORD
VOLUME 38
THE ANCHOR YALE BIBLE
Yale University Press
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Bible. N.T. Revelation. English. Ford. 1975.
Revelation.
(The Anchor Bible; v. 38)
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. Bible. N.T. Revelation—Commentaries.
I. Ford, Josephine Massyngberde. II. Title. III. Series.
BS192.2.A1 1964.G3 vol. 38 [BS2823] 220.6′6s
[228′.07′7] 74–18796
ISBN: 978-0-300-13993-8
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The Scripture quotations from the Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1946, 1952, and © 1971, by the Division of Christian Education, National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission
Quotations from New Testament Apocrypha, Volume Two, edited by Edgar Hennecke and Wilhelm Schneemelcher. English translation edited by R. McL. Wilson. Published in the U.S.A. by The Westminster Press, 1966. Copyright © 1964, J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), Tübingen. English translation © 1965, Lutterworth Press. Used by permission
Quotations from Martin McNamara, The New Testament and the Palestinian Targum to the Pentateuch. Copyright © 1966 by The Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome. Reprinted by permission of The Pontifical Biblical Institute
Quotations from Josephus, The Jewish War, Bks. III, IV, V, VI and VII, tr. by H. St. J. Thackeray, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1927 and 1928. Reprinted by permission of the publishers and The Loeb Classical Library
Quotations from The Essene Writings from Qumran by A. Dupont-Sommer, translated by G. Vermes. Copyright © 1962. Reprinted by arrangement with The New American Library, Inc., New York
Quotations from Louis Ginzberg, The Legends of the Jews, I–VIII. Copyright 1909, 1938, 1946, © 1961 by The Jewish Publication Society of America. Reprinted by permission of the Jewish Publication Society of America
Quotations from J. M. Allegro and A. A. Anderson, Qumran Cave 4, Discoveries in the Judaean Desert of Jordan, V, © 1968 Oxford University Press
Quotations from Austin Farrar, The Revelation of St. John the Divine: Commentary on the English Text, © 1964 Oxford University Press
Quotations from R. J. McKelvey, The New Temple: The Church in the New Testament, © 1968 Oxford University Press
Quotations from Yigael. Yadin, ed., The Scroll of the “War ...
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About Revelation: Introduction, Translation, and CommentaryThe book of Revelation, also called the Apocalypse of John, encourages Christians to be faithful to their Lord, Jesus Christ, through a rich mixture of symbolism and images. Perhaps the most puzzling book in all Scripture, Revelation introduces bowls and scrolls, saints and angels, horsemen and beasts, the bride and the lamb, in a wondrous end-times drama. The scene shifts from cataclysmic battles to the climax of a new heaven and new earth. In the end, the reader is exhorted to heed the words of this stunning prophecy. Dr. Ford addresses the seemingly infinite questions surrounding the book of Revelation. Issues of authorship, date, literary composition, theology, audience, purpose, and the meaning of John’s now obscure symbolism occupy Ford throughout. Traditionally, Revelation is the final New Testament book, but its theology, imagery, and historical content suggest it might be the transitional link between the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Contrary to general scholarly opinion, Ford identifies the writer as the Hebrew prophet and forerunner of Jesus, John the Baptist, not John the Evangelist. She conjectures that the Baptist spread his fiery apocalyptic visions decades before the first Gospels were completed. Along with a fresh new translation of the book, the author’s insightful commentary and unique conclusions make for captivating reading. In light of both ancient writings and recent archaeological discoveries, Dr. Ford shows what this baffling work meant to first-century believers, and what it means for Christians today. |
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