For For readers of Revelation who want a theological rather than predictive reading; not for a reader seeking end-times timetables or a technical commentary.
Should I read this?
For the general reader
3 of 5worth your time
For the researcher
4 of 5important
Difficulty
4 of 5hard
A theological reading of Revelation through its structure, centred on Christ rather than on predicting events.
How it proceeds
Philosophic3 of 5
Scriptural5 of 5
Experiential2 of 5
Sociological2 of 5
Historical2 of 5
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Ellul's study of the book of Revelation, published by Desclée in 1975 and translated by George W. Schreiner as Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation (Seabury, 1977). As the subtitle suggests, Ellul reads the book through its structure, as an architecture in movement, and refuses to treat it as a forecast of future events. He reads it as a revelation of Jesus Christ and of history in his light, centred on the cross and the final recapitulation of all things. It is the most substantial of his biblical studies.
Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation
by Jacques Ellul
For For readers of Revelation who want a theological rather than predictive reading; not for a reader seeking end-times timetables or a technical commentary.
Should I read this?
A theological reading of Revelation through its structure, centred on Christ rather than on predicting events.
How it proceeds
Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.
Ellul's study of the book of Revelation, published by Desclée in 1975 and translated by George W. Schreiner as Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation (Seabury, 1977). As the subtitle suggests, Ellul reads the book through its structure, as an architecture in movement, and refuses to treat it as a forecast of future events. He reads it as a revelation of Jesus Christ and of history in his light, centred on the cross and the final recapitulation of all things. It is the most substantial of his biblical studies.
Catalog ID
W.PN63QX.H