Revelation 17-22

Word Biblical Commentary #52c

by David E. Aune

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.

Genres: Reference, Theology, Biblical Studies, Christian, Nonfiction, New Testament

592 pages, Hardcover

First published November 30, 1998

Reviews

[Fred Kohn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve read several commentaries on Revelation and this is by far the most thorough. I decided to buy all three volumes to aid with my own translation of Revelation. If I had any criticism, it would be that the commentary tends to be rather unbalanced, with some topics addressed in tedious detail and others hardly touched upon. This may reflect an imbalance in the study of Revelation; thus the commentary may be a good way to determine which facets of Revelation need to be studied further.

[Tcblack · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fundamentally difficult to get through, but necessary if you want to interact on a technical and at times quite historical level with the text.

[Matthew Rawlings · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aune's alleged parallels with Greco-Roman culture are interesting, albeit rarely convincing. Meh.

[Suzy G]

This is a challenging commentary if you want to be stretched.