A Pentecostal Commentary on Revelation

This new commentary approaches Revelation from a Pentecostal perspective, but you may be surprised at what this does and doesn't mean in this case. This is a serious commentary based on the Greek text and includes discussion of all the standard topics (authorship, date, audience, etc.). It gives interpretive priority to the original context and audience while also discussing application today. Newton eschews all populist interpretations of Revelation and questions many assumptions built on futurist or historicist readings, but includes a survey of recent scholarly Pentecostal work on Revelation and an extended discussion of what an authentic Pentecostal reading of Revelation might look like. The commentary highlights features of Revelation that Pentecostals often look for, such as its pneumatology, but also draws attention to features that Pentecostal readers should take more seriously than they often do, such as its missional focus, the narrative flow, intertextual references, and the focus on atonement. This makes it a more optimistic commentary than many available. The commentary interacts in depth with five leading commentaries over the past twenty-five years as well as over two hundred other books and articles, including the oldest existing commentary on Revelation.

Author: Jon K. Newton
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: 02/15/2021
Pages: 426
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.10lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781532610707

About the Author
Newton, Jon K.: - Jon K. Newton is Associate Professor of New Testament at Alphacrucis College, Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Revelation Reclaimed (2009) andThe Revelation Worldview (2015) as well as many scholarly articles related to Revelation. He has served as a school principal, missionary, pastor, and lecturer. He and his wife live in Kilmore, in regional Victoria. When not working on biblical and theological research, he enjoys classical music, coffee, walking, and rugby.