Apocalypse and Millennium: Studies in Biblical Eisegesis (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521068451)

This book is about the various ways in which the Book of Revelation (the Apocalypse) has been interpreted over the past 300 years. It examines in detail Methodist, Baptist, Anglican, and Catholic uses of Revelation from 1600 to 1800, and then American Millerism and Seventh-day Adventist uses from 1800 to David Koresh and the "Waco Disaster." The book argues that, far from being a random sequence of bizarre statements, millennial schemes (including the setting of dates for Christ's second coming) are more often characterized by internally consistent interpretations of scripture.

Author: Kenneth G. C. Newport
ISBN-10: 0521068452
ISBN-13: 9780521068451
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/10/2008
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d