Why is Revelation sooooo Hard to Understand?
Channel: The Caffeinated Bible
Date: 2021-10-17

Revelation is a difficult book to understand because it is loaded with images from start to finish. At the same time, these images are what make the book so powerful and influential.
This presents us with a challenge. How do we understand and interpret these images in an appropriate manner? Let's see if I can answer that in this video.

Books: (Note - I don't receive any payment for recommending these books or from Amazon)
George Eldon Ladd, A Commentary on the Revelation of John
https://tinyurl.com/yxpt54ak

Richard Bauckham, The Theology of the Book of Revelation
https://tinyurl.com/u23rw73v

Robert Mounce, The Book of Revelation (New International Commentary on the New Testament series)
https://tinyurl.com/5xx6v4e9

Ian Paul, Revelation: An Introduction and Commentary (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries series)
https://tinyurl.com/2bmm9m3r

Reading the Bible with Giants: How 2000 Years of Biblical Interpretation Can Shed New Light on Old Texts. Second Edition, Cascade Books, 2015
Print or eBook versions
https://tinyurl.com/ybkny2zl

Reading the Bible with Giants on Apple Books
An interactive versions with images, video and other features not available in print versions - highly recommended if you have an iPad or Mac. Free sample chapter also.
https://tinyurl.com/yd7qg74n

The philosophical basis behind reading the Bible in conversation with our tradition:
Reception Theory and Biblical Hermeneutics, Pickwick Publications, 2009.
https://wipfandstock.com/reception-theory-and-biblical-hermeneutics.html

Friends:    
Edge of Faith: Art & Culture Through a Christian Lens magazine
https://edgeoffaithmagazine.com

Fuller Theological Seminary
https://www.fuller.edu

St. George’s Anglican Church
https://www.stgac.org

Software I use in the videos ~ Accordance Bible Software:
https://www.accordancebible.com