Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation
The book of Revelation contains passages of great beauty and comfort, as well as passages that strike the casual reader as bizarre, bewildering, and sometimes frightening.\ How are readers today to discern God’s message in this peculiar part of the Bible? Breaking the Code provides a trustworthy guide to the rich symbolism of this important biblical book.\ Noted biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger presents the fruits of solid scholarship in a nonacademic style.\ Breaking the Code serves as a...
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The book of Revelation contains passages of great beauty and comfort, as well as passages that strike the casual reader as bizarre, bewildering, and sometimes frightening. How are readers today to discern God’s message in this peculiar part of the Bible? Breaking the Code provides a trustworthy guide to the rich symbolism of this important biblical book.Noted biblical scholar Bruce M. Metzger presents the fruits of solid scholarship in a nonacademic style. Breaking the Code serves as a key for understanding this powerful and puzzling book from the first century of the Christian Era.Bruce M. Metzger is George L. Collard Professor of New Testament Language and Literature, Emeritus, at Princeton Theological Seminary. He was chair of the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) translation committee and is the author of numerous books and articles.
Preface91Introducing the Book of Revelation112John's Vision of the Heavenly Christ (1:1-20)213Letters to Churches (2:1-29)294More Letters to Churches (3:1-22)385John's Vision of God and the Lamb (4:1-5:14)476Opening the Seven Seals of God's Scroll (6:1-8:2)557Sounding the Seven Trumpets (8:3-11:19)638The Satanic Trinity: The Dragon and the Two Beasts (12:1-14:20)729The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath (15:1-18:24)8010The Final Victory and the Last Judgment (19:1-20:15)8911John's Vision of the Heavenly Jerusalem (21:1-22:21)98For Further Reading107Subject Index109
