{"product_id":"discovering-revelation-content-interpretation-reception-9780802872425","title":"Discovering Revelation: Content, Interpretation, Reception","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book of Revelation has been received over the past several centuries with both fascination and aversion, but one thing is certain: it has profoundly shaped Christian history and culture. And the \u003ci\u003eway\u003c\/i\u003e it has shaped history and culture has been determined, in large part, by how the book has been variously--and sometimes irresponsibly--interpreted. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid A. deSilva addresses the interpretation and reception-history of Revelation in this compact, up-to-date, and student-friendly introduction to the book of Revelation, focusing on its structure, content, theological concerns, key interpretive debates, and historical reception. \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e draws on a range of methodological approaches (author-, text-, and reader-centered) as complementary rather than mutually exclusive ways of interpreting the text. DeSilva pays special attention to defining features of Revelation, such as its use of sequences of seven as a major structuring device, its nonlinear plotline, and its deployment of contrast and parody. As deSilva writes, \"A text as rich and multidimensional as Revelation calls for its readers to adopt a rich and multidimensional approach that draws upon a variety of interpretative angles and skills.\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid A. deSilva\u003c\/b\u003e is Trustees' Distinguished Professor of New Testament and Greek at Ashland Theological Seminary. His many other books include \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to the New Testament, Introducing the Apocrypha\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGalatians: A Handbook to the Greek Text\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483095306514,"sku":"9780802872425","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1eecf56-19ac-4169-b50c-52c4ace0ed30.jpg?v=1730357271","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/discovering-revelation-content-interpretation-reception-9780802872425","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}