A section-by-section commentary on the New Testament, written by scholars for pastors, teachers, and students of the Bible.

Interpretations of the book of Revelation abound. One view suggests that the book indirectly describes events in John's own time. Another interpretation sees Revelation as a prophetic survey of the history of the church. Still another views the book as a precise prediction of the end of the world. The trouble with all three, argues Ramsey Michaels, is that they make the Revelation of John irrelevant to Christians throughout much of history. Failing to take seriously what Johnsaw, such interpreters fail to comprehend the value of Revelation to Christians in any age. Michaels restores...

Most interpretations of Revelation fail to take seriously what John saw and consequently fail to comprehend the value of his vision to Christians of every age. J. Ramsey Michaels strives to restore Revelation to its rightful status as a prophetic letter of testimony--a testimony of striking relevance to the church today.

Synopsis:
This book attempts a close reading of the fiction of Flannery OConnor, story by story, with one eye on her use of the Bible, and her view of the Bible in relation to her own work. After introductory chapters on OConnors markings in her own Roman Catholic Bible, her book reviews in diocesan newspapers, and her impatience with her wayward readers, Michaels looks first at her two novels, Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away, and then at seventeen of her short stories from her two collections, A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Everything That Rises Must Converge. Michaels takes notice...