The Revelation of John / by Arthur S. Peake
1919. London : The Holborn Press, Holborn Hall, Clerkenwell Road, E.C. 1. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Some pencil annotation to the pages. Previous owner's signature. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #442237
Physical description: xiv, 390 pages ; 20 cm. Contents: Part I. The problems -- The contents of the Apocalypse -- The unity of the book -- The authorship -- The date -- The historical background -- The return of Nero -- The art of the book -- Principles of interpretation -- The teaching of the book -- Part II. John in the land of Patmos -- The letters to the seven churches -- God's in his heaven -- The book with seven seals -- The breaking of the seals -- The hundred and forty-four thousand and the innumerable multitude -- The first six trumpets -- The little book, the measuring of the temple, the two witnesses -- The woman, the dragon, and the child; the war in heaven -- The beast and the false prophet -- Scenes of blessedness and judgement -- The seven bowls -- The scarlet woman and the beast with the seven heads -- The twofold judgement and the millennium -- The new Jerusalem descends to earth -- The permanent value of the book -- Appendix. Earlier denials of unity -- Index. Subjects: John Saint. Bible. Revelation Criticism, interpretation, etc. John, (Saint and Apostle) Gospel ; Commentaries.
Price: €28.00