Revelation: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, NT Volume 12 [ACCS]
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Revelation: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, NT Volume 12 [ACCS]

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In this commentary William Weinrich draws heavily upon works by Oecumenius, Andrew of Caesarea, Tyconius, Bede the Venerable, and other patristic writers. He translates their ancient Greek, Latin, Coptic, and Syriac texts into lucid English, illuminates the consensual exegesis of the early church from the second through the mid-eighth centuries, and discerns the theological interest and pastoral intent of John's visionary letter.

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Title: Revelation: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, NT Volume 12 [ACCS]
By: Edited by William C. Weinrich
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 454
Vendor: InterVarsity Press
Publication Date: 2005
Dimensions: 10.2 X 8.5 X 1.6 (inches)
Weight: 2 pounds 9 ounces
ISBN: 0830814973
ISBN-13: 9780830814978
Series: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
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The Revelation to John—with its vivid images and portraits of conflict leading up to the formation of a new heaven and a new earth—was widely read, even as it was variously interpreted in the early church. Approaches to its interpretation ranged from the millenarian approach of Victorinus of Petovium to the more symbolic interpretation of Tyconius, who read Revelation in the sense of the universal and unitary time of the church. Tyconius's Book of Rules, deeply admired by Augustine, strongly influenced not only ongoing interpretation of Revelation but the whole of medieval exegesis.

From early on the book of Revelation was more widely accepted in the West than in the East. Indeed the earliest extant commentaries on Revelation in Greek date from Oecumenius's commentary in the sixth century, which was soon accompanied by that of Andrew of Caesarea. Earlier Eastern fathers did, however, make reference to Revelation in noncommentary works.

This Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume draws heavily on the Greek commentaries from Oecumenius and Andrew of Caesarea to represent Eastern interpretation, while focusing on six other commentaries as primary witnesses to Western interpretation—those of Victorinus of Petovium, Tyconius, Primasius, Caesarius of Arles, Apringius of Beja, and Bede the Venerable. Every effort has been made to give adequate context so that the creative use of Scripture, the theological interest, and the pastoral intent can be discerned by readers today.

Amid this treasure trove of early interpretation readers will find much that appears in English translation for the first time.

Author Bio

Thomas C. Oden (1931–2016) was a pioneering theologian and served as the architect and general editor for the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. He was also the general editor of the Ancient Christian Doctrine series and the Ancient Christian Devotional series, as well as a consulting editor for the Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity. A prolific writer and seasoned teacher, Oden also served as the director of the Center for Early African Christianity at Eastern University in Pennsylvania and was active in the Confessing Movement in America, particularly within the United Methodist Church.


William C. Weinrich (DTheol, Basel) is rector of the Luther Academy, theological seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia. Additionally, he is a professor of early church history and patristic studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is the author of Spirit and Martyrdom: A Study of the Work of the Holy Spirit in Contexts of Persecution and Martyrdom in the New Testament and Early Christian Literature and editor of The New Testament Age: Essays in Honor of Bo Reicke.

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