A Commentary in Simple English on Revelation

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. Versions

The English 'Authorised Version': 'The Newberry Bible', Hodder and Stoughton, London.

The 'Revised Version' Oxford University Press, 1887

R A Knox, The New Testament, Burns Oates and Washbourne Ltd London, 1951

'The Moffatt Translation of the Bible', Hodder and Stoughton, London 1957

Dr R F Weymouth 'The New Testament in Modern Speech', James Clarke & Co London, 1908

'The Amplified New Testament', Marshall Morgan & Scott, London 1968

'The New English Bible', Oxford University Press & Cambridge University Press 1970

'The Bible in Today's English Version', United Bible Societies

'The Zondervan Parallel New Testament in Greek and English', Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1986

'The Revised English Bible', Oxford University Press & Cambridge University Press, 1989

'God's New Covenant', Heinz W Cassirer, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1989

2. WORKS ON REVELATION

'Exposition of the Revelation of Jesus Christ' by Walter Scott: London, Pickering & Inglis Ltd. (Fourth Edition: no date)

'Prophecy's Last Word' by F.A.Tatford: London, Pickering & Inglis, 1978.

Two Brethren works, governed by the 'Rapture' theory, and hence of little value.

'The Revelation of St John' by William Barclay in 'The Daily Study Bible' series: The Saint Andrew Press, Edinburgh (2 volumes), 1965 and 1964.

As always much valuable background information.

'The Book of Revelation' by William Milligan DD. in 'The Expositor's Bible' series: London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1888.

Occasionally of a little assistance.

'A Commentary on the Revelation of John' by G.E. Ladd, William B Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1978.

The first work on Revelation with which I found myself in broad agreement.

'Revelation', by Geoffrey B Wilson, Evangelical Press, Welwyn, 1985.

'The Revelation of St John', by Leon Morris in the Tyndale N.T. Commentary series. The Tyndale Press, London, 1969.

'The Book of Revelation' by G.R. Beasley-Murray in 'New Century Bible Commentary' series: Marshal Morgan & Scott Ltd, London, 1981

'The Interpretation of St John's Revelation' by R.C.H.Lenski, Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1963.

Even when one has to disagree with Lenski, his work is constantly of value.

'I saw heaven opened' by Michael Wilcock in 'The Bible Speaks Today' series: InterVarsity Press, London 1975.

'The Letters to the Seven Churches in Asia' by Colin J Hemer JSNT. Supplement Series 11; JSOT Press, Sheffield 1986.

Now indispensable for Chapters 2 & 3; but there is also a good deal hidden away in the notes which helps with other chapters.

'After the Thousand Years' by J Webb Mealy; JSNT Supplement series 70, JSOT Press, Sheffield 1992.

'The Theology of the Book of Revelation' by Richard Bauckham in the New Testment Theology series: Cambridge University Press, 1993.

'Breaking the Code' by B M Metzger; Abingdon Press, Nashville, 1993

Disappointing coming from an author of such distinction.

'Revelation' by John M Court in the New Testament Guides series: JSOT Press, Sheffield 1994.

If we comment on the impact of Revelation on Christian visual art, the impact on music deserves a mention too - especially Bach's settings from Revelation in such Cantatas as 21 and 50 inter alia.

'The Pre-Wrath Rapture of the Church' by Marvin Rosenthal, Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee, 1990

Anyone who studies Revelation is disadvantaged because John Calvin made no contribution to the history of its interpretation. A Judicious commentary by Calvin would have assisted us all. Of fourteen references

in the Institutes to Revelation, 13 were citations in support of what he is saying. The last (Chapter 20: 4) is accompanied by two unhelpful comments, which - if we needed any explanation of the lack of a commentary - would have been enough.