Rebecca Skaggs
and Priscilla Benham
Revelation
Where do we go
after death? What happens to us? What factors influence our destiny?
What will happen to the world in years to come?
Is there a controlling divine force in human experience? Is there
a plan, or is life a product of random occurrences, of chance? Why is it
the righteous who are persecuted and suffer while the wicked seem to
prosper? Is there justice in the universe?
The book of
Revelation offers answers to many of these questions. Since, however, it
is one of the more difficult of the New Testament books to read and
interpret, it is often overlooked, neglected or even avoided by today’s
Christians. Yet it addresses many prophetic issues of importance to
those seeking to understand God’s plan for the future. Speaking through
its heavy symbolism and sometimes strange visions of heaven, angels,
beasts, earthly turmoil and destruction, the Apocalypse offers hope that
God will overcome evil and that he does indeed control human destiny.
Students
and interested readers of the New Testament will find many of their
questions answered as they work through this book, which is especially
suitable for group use.
Bebe
Rebecca Skaggs
(PhD 1976, Drew University, Madison, NJ) is Professor of New Testament
and Greek at Patten University. She is also the author of the commentary
on the letters of Peter and Jude in this series. Rebecca and her husband
John Skaggs live in Oakland, CA.
Priscilla C. Benham
(PhD 1976, Drew University, Madison, NJ) was Professor of New Testament
at Patten University till her death in 2000. Priscilla was Rebecca’s
twin sister. She and her husband, Donald Benham, have one daughter,
Charmaine.
Pentecostal Commentary Series
ISBN 9781905679058 xii + 260pp. Pbk. UK £26.95/
Europe £27.95/ ROW £29.95
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Rebecca Skaggs
1 Peter, 2 Peter, Jude
This commentary, written from a distinctively
Pentecostal perspective is primarily for pastors, lay persons and Bible
students. It is based upon the best scholarship, written in popular
language, and communicates the meaning of the text with minimal
technical distractions. The author offers a running exposition on the
text and extended comments on matters of special significance for
Pentecostals. She acknowledges and interacts with alternative
interpretations of individual passages, and her commentary also provides
periodic opportunities for reflection upon and personal response to the
biblical text.
This title was first published by Sheffield
Academic Press/Continuum, but is now available in the new Deo Publishing
format together with all the other volumes in the Pentecostal Commentary
series.
Bebe
Rebecca Skaggs
(PhD 1976, Drew University, Madison, NJ) is Professor of New Testament
and Greek at Patten University. She is also the author of the commentary
on the book of Revelation in this series. Rebecca and her husband
John Skaggs live in Oakland, CA.
Pentecostal Commentary Series
ISBN 9781905679201 xiv + 176pp. Pbk. UK £19.95/
Europe £20.95/ ROW £22.95
