b'BIBLICAL COMMENTARIESREVELATION THROUGH OLD TESTAMENT EYESTREMPER LONGMAN III A Background and Application CommentaryTHROUGH OLD TESTAMENT EYESThe book of Revelation simply cannot be understood apart from the Old Testament. The images of Revelationlike a seven-sealed scroll, four horsemen bringing destruction and death, locusts from the abyss, and moreoften seem hopelessly complex to todays readers and have led to egregious mis-understanding and misinterpretations. But as Tremper Longman demon-strates in Revelation Through Old Testament Eyes, this confusion arises from unfamiliarity with symbolism that Revelations first readers readily com-prehended. In large part, the imagery arises from first-century AD Greco-Roman culture and from the Old Testament, with its own background in ancient Near Eastern literature. Through its unmistakable Old Testament connections, Revelation exhorts readers to persevere in the present and place their hope in God for the future.Avoiding overly technical discussions and interpretive debates to con-centrate on Old Testament influences, Revelation Through Old Testament Eyes combines rigorous, focused New Testament scholarship with deep respect for the entire biblical text.As an Old Testament scholar, I learned much from this excellent contribution by a seasoned and thoughtful colleague; as a Christian, my new understanding led to worship. This is a volume that pastors, scholars, and laypeople will find a valuable companion to reading and studying the canons final book. LISSA M. WRAY BEAL, Providence Theological SeminaryThere is no more sure-footed guide to this mysterioius book than a premier Old Testament scholar like Tremper Longman. This exceptionally clear and cogent commentary will open your eyess to this capstone volume of the New Testament like never before.MARK L. STRAUSS, Bethel SeminaryIn short, to really get into a place where one can understand Johns Scripture-saturated mind (which involves many more allusions and echoes than Old Testament quotes) you need a guide who himself has a Scripture-saturated mind. Tremper Longman is your man, for he has labored long in the scriptural vineyard, and always provides us with the good fruit of careful interpretation.BEN WITHERINGTON III, Asbury Theological SeminaryTremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies of Westmont College. He is 978-0-8254-4473-9$29.99 the author of numerous textbooks, books, and commentaries and has Paperback6 x 9352 pages edited and contributed to award-winning Bible reference works, such as Biblical Commentary /KREGEL Dictionary of the Old Testament and Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds New Testament / Revelation A C A D E M I C Commentary.Kregel AcademicRights: WorldAvailable Now14kregel.com/academic'