Not the book, revelation, at the end of the new testament, but the doctrine of revelation. And leon morris opens the book up for the reader in a way that makes it approachable and understandable. The original, unrevised text of this volume has been. The book of revelation is, i fear, a very neglected book. Revelation, it says, is the disclosure of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural. New testament scholar leon morris quotes the shorter oxford english dictionary. It was a restatement of beliefs already held on supreme authority.
Two books on the theology of revelation by richard bauckham also influenced me. The latter scene, one of the most difficult passages in revelation, has been explained in a number of ways. The two witnesses of revelation 11 ekkehardt m ller biblical research institute revelation 11. The seven trumpets and when they shall sound 18 nov 2012. An exegetical commentary, or the two volumes in the international critical commentary by r.
I cant say that i often read commentaries from start to finish, but i did with this one. The largest and most trusted library of over 1,897,000 free sermons from conservative christian churches and ministries worldwide. The symbolism of the book of revelation, the author tells us, belongs to the first century, not to our own age. He was formerly principal of ridley college in melbourne, australia, retiring in 1979. Leon morris says, the importance of this is that johns picture of a ruined universe was not some strange new teaching for his readers. Revelation 6 the six seals grace communion international.
I believe in revelation leon morris semantic scholar. For paul, revelation is an important book because it tests an exegetes ability. Its symbolism belongs to the first century, not to our own age, says leon morris in the preface to his. The atonement is the crucial doctrine of the faith. Hebrews to revelation ebook 9781909680371 by leon morris, h. Unless we are right here, it matters not, it seems to me, what we are like elsewhere. Its symbolism belongs to the first century, not to our own age, says leon morris in the preface to his commentary on revelation. This commentary on the book of revelation by leon morris, is part of the tyndale new testament commentaries series. Fords revelation, which is part of the anchor bible commentary or leon morris revelation, part of the tyndale new testament commentary. Caird, bruce metzger, robert mounce, george eldon ladd, vern poythress, james m. Introduction some general comments about the book of revelation and its uniqueness. What makes the bible more than just religious writings what is revelation.
The first scholarly commentary i read on revelation was by morris, and. Thanks to rob bradshaw for making available the following book as a free pdf. See especially the commentaries by leon morris, dennis johnson, g. This commentary is one of morris best and once read you will never see revelation the same way again. Here he explains the significance of the symbolism and shows the bearing of the message of revelation on the problems of the day in which it was written. Leon morris 1914 2006 was a leading evangelical new testament scholar.
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