The Book of Revelation |
BS215/315 |
This unit will provide students with an introduction to the structure, symbolism and content of the Book of Revelation. Through a critical study of the text and exegesis of selected passages in context, it will treat the book’s apparent inaccessibility of meaning and demonstrated susceptibility to abuse. Students will be expected to participate in class discussions in a prepared and informed way.
Undergraduate Prerequisites
| second level: | BS101 and BS102 or equivalent |
| third level: | two Biblical Studies units at second level |
Graduate and Postgraduate Prerequisites (BS315)
Requirements
3 hours per week
Undergraduate Assessment
| second level | one 2,000 word essay | 50% |
| one 2,000 word tutorial paper (including tutorial work) | 50% | |
| 50% | ||
| third level | one 2,500 word essay | |
| one 2,500 word tutorial paper (including tutorial work) | 50% |
Graduate and Postgraduate Assessment (BS315)
Equivalent to 6,000 words.
See Coursework Assessment for Graduate and Postgraduate Students.
Bibliography
- Aune, David E. Revelation. 3 vols. Word Biblical Commentary, vols 52A-C. Dallas: Word, 1997–98.
- Collins, Adela Y. Crisis and Catharsis: The Power of the Apocalypse. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1984.
- Corsini, Eugenio. The Apocalypse: The Perennial Revelation of Jesus Christ. Translated and edited by Francis J. Moloney. Wilmington, DE: Glazier, 1983.
- Desrosiers, Gilbert. An Introduction to Revelation: A Pathway to Interpretation. London: Continuum, 2000.
- Harrington, Wilfred J. Revelation. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1993.
- Metzger, Bruce M. Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation. Nashville: Abingdon, 1993.
- Michaels, J. Ramsey. Interpreting the Book of Revelation. Guides to New Testament Exegesis, no. 7. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1992.
- Prévost, Jean-Pierre. How to Read the Apocalypse. Translated by John Bowden and Margaret Lydamore. London: SCM, 1993.
- Richards, Pablo. Apocalypse: A People’s Commentary on the Book of Revelation. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1995.
- Talbert, Charles H. The Apocalypse: A Reading of the Revelation of John. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox, 1994.
- Witherington III, Ben. Revelation. New Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.