Encountering Jesus in Revelation: The Apocalyptic Perspective That Calls Us to Follow the Lamb - Softcover

Boeckel, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798385212323

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2024

Synopsis

Is Revelation really worth the effort? Does its message resonate with followers of Jesus in the here and now? Encountering Jesus in Revelation offers pastors and laypeople an accessible tool for studying Revelation within the local church. It situates Revelation in its ancient context while stressing how its apocalyptic nature addresses God’s people at every point in history, including our own. It does this by introducing apocalyptic writing as a form of literature and then surveys the alternative perspective Revelation offers on the world of its readers. That perspective is one in which we encounter Jesus and his call to leave behind the often-unrecognized beasts and monsters that inhabit our world. Readers who find themselves reluctant to study Revelation because of the confusing nature of its contents—and of academic books written about it—will find that Encountering Jesus in Revelation offers accessible and applicable insights as it explores how Revelation addresses its readers today.

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About the Author

Ben Boeckel has a PhD from Southern Methodist University and is the pastor of the Grangeville Church of the Nazarene. He has taught courses in biblical studies and hermeneutics for several institutions of higher education and has published in the Wesleyan Theological Journal.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798385212323
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 206