Revelation

This book is the first of its kind: an innovative socio-rhetorical commentary on the Book of Revelation. Without sacrificing scholarly perspective or academic rigor it is written to be accessible for a wide audience--including pastors scholars teachers seminarians and interested lay people. A Suggested Reading List--a feature of all volumes in the New Cambridge Bible Commentary--will serve as point of entry for the new serious student of Revelation and as a helpful annotated bibliography for all readers. Frequent Closer-Look sections examine key elements of the Roman-Greco world that bear on the text''s meaning while Bridging the Horizons sub-chapters connect this world with the cultural political and religious environments of today. The entire NRSV translation is provided throughout the text as a convenience to the reader. Award-winning author Ben Witherington III brings a New Testament scholar''s insight to the often opaque passages of the last book of the New Testament.