Armageddon : what the Bible really says about the end / Bart D. Ehrman.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982147990
- ISBN: 1982147997
- Physical Description: xx, 250 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-235) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The End Is Near -- The Most Mystifying Book of the Bible -- A History of False Predictions -- Real-life Consequences of the Imminent Apocalypse -- How to Read the Book of Revelation -- The Lamb Becomes a Lion: Violence in the Book of Revelation -- The Ideology of Dominance: Wealth and Power in Revelation -- The Apocalypse of John and the Gospel of Jesus. |
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Subject: | Armageddon > Biblical teaching. End of the world > Biblical teaching. Bible > Prophecies. |
Available copies
- 1 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | 236.9 E33a 2023 (Text) | 33126025421508 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | 236.9 E33a 2023 (Text) | 33126025421490 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/06/2024 |
Independence Branch | 236.9 E33a 2023 (Text) | 33126025421482 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/05/2024 |
- Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2023 March
Ehrman (religious studies, Univ. of North CarolinaâChapel Hill;
Copyright 2023 Library Journal.Heaven and Hell ) is well known for serious biblical scholarship and the willingness to press provocative implications of it. This book is a continuation of that style, this time bringing the Book of Revelation into view. Much of the discussion covers the history of interpretation, with special focus on fundamentalist approaches, a review of scholarly consensus on apocalypses, and a look at some of the ways readings of Revelation have affected life beyond the text, such as the Branch Davidian siege and views on climate change. The book's overview is well-sourced, accessible, and rather uncontroversial from an academic standpoint. The second half, however, is where Ehrman makes points that will cause the most contention among Christian audiences. Using his considerable hermeneutic skill, he asks readers to consider whether the author of Revelation truly presents a depiction of Jesus that is in harmony with the Jesus in the Gospels. The book questions whether the images of violence, coercion, and torture in Revelation, even if totally symbolic, represent Christ's teachings.VERDICT Lucid and compelling, Ehrman challenges readers to encounter the ancient Book of Revelation once again. This title makes it worthwhile.âZachariah Motts