New Century Bible Commentary on Revelation – G.R. Beasley-Murray

Today’s free book is George Beasley-Murray’s New Century Bible Commentary on the Book of Revelation. This in-copyright work has been digitised by permission of the Rev Dr. Paul Beasley-Murray.

G.R. Beasley-Murray [1916-2000], Revelation. The New Century Bible Commentary, rev. edn. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans / London: Marshall, Morgan & Scott, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0802818854. pp.352. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Bibliography
• Introduction to the Book of Revelation
  1. The Form of the Work
     1. The Revelation as an Epistle
     2. The Revelation as an Apocalypse
     3. The Revelation as Christian Prophecy
  2. The Content and Structure of the Revelation
  3. The Authorship and Date of the Revelation
  4. The Abiding Significance of the Revelation
• Commentary on the Book of Revelation
  • Prologue 1 : 1-8
  • The Call of John to Prophesy 1:9-20
  • The Letters to the Seven Churches 2:1—3:22
  • The Vision of Heaven 4:1—5:14
  • TheJudgments of the Seven Seals 6:1—8:5
  • The Judgmen ts of the Seven Trumpets 8:6—11:19
  • The Conflict between the Church and the Evil Powers 12:1—14:20
  • The Judgments of the Seven Bowl—Cups 15:1-16:21
  • The Reign and Ruin of the City of the Antichrist 17:1—19:10
  • The Revelation of Christ and of the City of God 19:11—22 :5
  • Epilogue 22:6-21
• Index of Authors
• General Index

Main image: Apocalypse depicted in Christian Orthodox traditional fresco scenes in Osogovo Monastery, North Macedonia. Image source: Wikipedia.