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The Revelation of Saint John (Black's New Testament Commentary) [Hardcover]

George Bradford Caird (Author)
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June 1993 1565630181 978-1565630185
Since its appearance nearly 35 years ago, Black's New Testament Commentary Series has been hailed by both scholars and pastors for its insightful interpretations and reliable commentary. Each book in the series includes: an insightful introduction to the important historical, literary, and theological issues; key terms and phrases from the translation highlighted in the commentary where they are discussed; explanations of special Greek or foreign terms; references to important primary and secondary literature; and a Scripture index.

"To Dr. Caird—and this is the main thing—the Apocalypse preaches the authentic gospel; 'John's doctrine of salvation, like that of the New Testament as a whole, is in three tenses,' but 'it is characteristic of his visions that the tenses are constantly interfused,' for 'the end is not an event but a person, the first and the last. . . .'"
—F. F. Bruce, Evangelical Quarterly



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". . . the best single critical commentary on the English text of Revelation."
—Paul S. Minear, Journal of Biblical Literature

"[Caird] successfully demonstrates the artistic character of the language and structure of the Revelation to John and opens ways to the understanding of its seemingly wild and chaotic imagery. . . . The interpretation is followed by thorough consideration of the historical problems, the relationship between the Revelation and the Old Testament, the Jewish apocalyptic literature, and the New Testament. Helpful statistics of the vocabulary of the Revelation and a comprehensive bibliography round off this excellent work."
—Mathias Rissi, Interpretation -- Review

About the Author

George Bradford Caird, (d. 1984) was Dean Ireland's Professor of Exegesis of Holy Scripture in the University of Oxford.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers (June 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1565630181
  • ISBN-13: 978-1565630185
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,755,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Readable and scholarly. December 2, 2000
By rossuk
The first edition came out 1966 and the second in 1984, the year he died. G B Caird is a well-respected NT scholar and was Dean Ireland's professor of exegesis of Holy Scripture, Oxford. At the time he wrote the first edition he thought he was swimming against the tide, but in fact he is pretty main stream. He was influenced by A M Farrer, but that is no bad thing. While scholarly, it is very readable, not much Greek and very few footnotes. He did his own translation from Greek to English, my only quibble is that he uses 'lamps' instead of 'lampstands' in 1:20, this difference is important because Jesus is the lamp (21:23). He tends to deal with a section at a time but verses are indicated and key words are in bold. It is not exhaustive or over-detailed and occasionally he has little to say, but when he has something to say he is worthwhile listening to. For the student this would not be my first choice (try Osborne and Mounce), but if you already have a good working knowledge of Revelation you will enjoy Caird's thoughtful commentary, get it while it is still in print.

Note: Among 7 recent (1997-2005) scholarly commentaries on Revelation Caird is the fifth most cited author. Caird's commentary has now been superceded by Ian Boxall's Revelation of Saint John, The (Black's New Testament Commentary)
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