Part 1: The world of the New Testament -- 1. The political world -- The empire of Rome -- The provincial government -- The Hellenistic kingdoms -- The Jewish state -- 2. The social world and the economic world -- A. The social world -- Jewish society -- Pagan society -- Cultural attainments -- Moral standards -- B. The economic world -- Agriculture -- Industry -- Finance -- Transportation and t…
The prologue 1:1-8 -- Scene 1: The church in the world 1:9--3:22 -- Scene 2: Suffering for the church 4:1--8:1 -- Scene 3: Warning for the world 8:2--11:18 -- Scene 4: The drama of history 11:19--15:4 -- Scene 5: Punishment for the world 15:5--16:21 -- Scene 6 : Babylon the whore 17:1--19:10 -- Scene 7: The drama behind history 19:11--21:8 -- Scene 8: Jerusalem the bride 21:9--22:19 -- The epil…
Combining substantive biblical principles and missiological understanding with practical insights, this book walks readers through the various models and development phases of church planting. It emphasizes the role of the missionary church planter, advocating methods that lead to church multiplication.
General preface -- Author's prefaces -- Chief abbreviations -- Introduction: -- Interpretation -- The Revelation of St. John and apocalyptic -- Authorship -- Date -- Sources -- Analysis -- Commentary. Abstract Provides a section-by-section commentary on the New Testament book of Revelation, featuring discussion of primary themes, individual verses, and problems of interpretation, and includ…
Prologue and first vision -- The letters to the seven churches -- The heavenly throne -- The sealed book -- The six seals -- The two multitudes -- The seventh seal and the six trumpets -- The six trumpets -- The angel and the little book -- The measuring of the temple and the two witnesses -- The dragon, the woman, and her seed -- The two beasts -- Vision of assurance -- Preparation for the bow…
The setting (Revelation 1:1-20) -- Letters to seven churches (Revelation 2:1--3:22) -- Worship in heaven (Revelation 4:1--5:14) -- The first six seals (Revelation 6:1--7:17) -- The seventh seal and the seven trumpets (Revelation 8:1--11:19) -- The cosmic battle begins (Revelation 12:1-18) -- The conflict on earth begins (Revelation 13:1--14:20) -- The wrath of God (Revelation 15:1--16:21) -- Th…
Revised edition of: Approaching hoofbeats. c1983. Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-318).