A Theology of Revelation: God's Grand Plan to Defeat Evil, Rescue His People, and Transform His Creation

A Theology of Revelation by J. Scott Duvall in Zondervan's Biblical Theology of the New Testament series provides a comprehensive look at the theology of John's Apocalypse. One of only a few dedicated theologies of Revelation, Duvall's book leaves no stone unturned in the study of the final book of the Christian canon of Scripture. This thoroughly researched study an investigation into the historical framework of the authorship, date, and occasion and purpose;a survey of literary-theological genre, text and canonicity, grammar and symbolic language, use of the Old Testament, literary structure, and interpretation; anda full literary-theological reading of the book, culminating in an exploration of the book's most significant theological God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the people of God, worship, discipleship, salvation, God's judgment of evil, and the new creation.Readers will find here a study that is clearly written, attentive to the historical-literary context, with special attention given to the primary theological themes in the book. Perhaps above all, readers will have their hope in God and his amazing plan reinforced and strengthened.