The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to the Book of Revelation [Paperback]

Stan Campbell (Author), James S. Bell Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide | Publication Date: January 1, 2002

A practical guide to the Book of Revelation, its meanings and interpretations.

-- Excellent use of The Complete Idiot's Guide "RM" format to provide comprehensive information on a complex and daunting topic.

-- Provides a variety of views answering readers' questions about other scenarios -- often questions raised by popular books like the Left Behind books or Tim LaHaye's writings.

-- Jim Bell is the co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide "RM" to The Bible and has a proven track record with this series -- and in approaching complex topics for the religious audience.

Authors Bell and Campbell take readers through the symbols and explain events of the time when the Book of Revelation was written and their possible meanings. What was happening in Rome at the time? What have scholars had to say over the centuries? Is it metaphor or will it happen exactly the way it's written? The authors explore multiple schools of study and interpretation such as the Premillennial view, Dispensationalism, the Amillennial view, Postmillennial, Historical, and Liberal views.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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About the Author

James S. Bell Jr. received his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and his M.A. from University College, Dublin, Ireland. He is editorial director at a religious publishing house that includes Bibles in its product line. He is a former Director of Religious Publishing at Doubleday, Executive Director of Bridge Publishing, and a former consultant to the Bible publisher Thomas Nelson.

As general manager of the Princeton Religion Research Center, he worked with George Gallup Jr. in polling Americans concerning their religious beliefs and practices. His own clients in this area include major denominations, parachurch organizations, political groups, and national television networks. He writes study guides for religious books, and has compiled, edited, and modernized with cover credit approximately 20 religious classics.

His most rewarding "hobby" is daily Bible reading, and if he misses a day "life just isn't the same." He is a lay Scripture reader during the Anglican service at his local church. Mr. Bell is married with four children and lives in the western suburbs of Chicago.

Stan Campbell is a student of communication (B.S., Middle Tennessee State University; M.A., Wheaton College) who enjoys taking complicated concepts and making them short and simple enough for someone like him to understand. After doing so in 20 years of youth ministry and 15 years in Christian publishing, he has been a full-time writer for more than 10 years. He is the author of more than 25 books, including the BibleLog Thru-the-Bible series and The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Bible. He and his wife, Pam, live in the suburbs of Chicago.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 1st edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028642384
• ISBN-13: 978-0028642383
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #452,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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44 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Presents many end-world views, April 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to the Book of Revelation (Paperback)

I was reading the Left Behind books and began to think to myself "surely, this can't be the only explanation for the Book of Revelation". I mean, I'm a Christian, but I wanted a little bit of perspective and maybe some other theories. This book gives me just that and explains many of the other theories scholars think Revelation might mean. A great study tool for anyone wanting to find out more.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Except for 'Dragons, Grasshoppers & Frogs!', this is as simple as it gets!", November 19, 2005

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Amira - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to the Book of Revelation (Paperback)

I cannot understand why anyone (with the pretribulational perspective) would not like this book. It is entertaining, well designed, and fun to read. Bell quotes many scholars, and presents the information in an anything but boring manner.

Differing views are presented fairly, and historical tidbits are welcome insertions. So are the present-day applications.

Revelation doesn't get much simpler than this, except "Dragons, Grasshoppers & Frogs!" which is for new Christians and teens.

Both books deliver the goods, and would be excellent resources for those teaching this most wonderful last book of the Bible.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A funny and delightful way to learn about Revelation, August 16, 2005

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G. Van Buren - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to the Book of Revelation (Paperback)

This book was a fun and delightful way to learn about the Book of Revelations in the Bible, yet at the same time it was very informative. If this book is going to be used in a study group for the book of Revelations, however, please be aware that the first 15 chapters cover the book chronologically from chapter 1 to up to the end of Revelations, but then has several additional chapters that cover such things as other views (preterist, historical, and the like). Therefore, a study group should leave time for covering these chapters as well, either while reading through revelations or at the end.