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BEFORE JERUSALEM FELL
Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr., 1998 |
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What does it matter when the book of Revelation was written? Much more than one might imagine! In fact, this seemingly obscure historical detail has become the central focus in the debate over Bible prophecy. The ramifications of the debate reach far beyond the theoretical. When Revelation was revealed to John and written down for the Church to read and understand, it had an immediate impact. Christians were about to witness one of the most devastating judgments in history-the destruction of the Holy City of Jerusalem.
For centuries scholars have argued over when the book of Revelation was written-before or after the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70. the most accepted but not the most compelling date is around the time of Domitian, at the end of the first century when John would have been nearly 100 years old. A more compelling date for the writing is during the reign of Nero Caesar, just a few years before Jerusalem's destruction at the hands of the Roman commander Titus.
The evidence for this conclusion is found within the pages of Scripture. The Bible itself tells us when the Book of Revelation was written. We do not have to depend on people who wrote a hundred years or more after the fact to get the accurate story. God's own Word sets the record straight. Through careful and painstaking work, Dr. Gentry deals with all the evidence. He weighs all the arguments.
What does any of this have to do with us? For too long the Book of Revelation has been used to hold many Christians in the cult-like grip of pessimism, defeatism, and apathy. Each seemingly newsworthy event is seen as a predestined "sign" of the impending "end times" as a modern Chruch, woefully weak in its historical studies, awaits miraculous rescue from a sinking cultural ship. But there is another view that takes the Bible seriously at every point. The Book of Revelation is a prophecy about what God said would and did come to pass. It's a reminder that God is faithful.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
- Revelation Studies
- The Approach to the Question of Dating
PART II: THE EXTERNAL EVIDENCE
- Introduction to the External Evidence
- Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons
- Clement of Alexandria
- Additional External Witnesses
PART III: THE INTERNAL EVIDENCE
- The Role of Internal Evidence
- The Theme of Revelation
- The Temporal Expectation of the Author
- The Identity of the Sixth King
- The Contemporary Integrity of the Temple
- The Role of Nero Caesar
- The Role of Jewish Christianity
- The Looming Jewish War
PART IV: ALLEGED DOMITIANIC EVIDENCES EXAMINED
- Introduction to Domitianic Evidences
- The Role of Emperor Worship
- The Persecution of Christianity
- The Nero Redivivus Myth
- The Condition of the Seven Churches
PART V: CONCLUSION
- Concluding Remarks
PART I: PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Select Bibliography I: Modern Writings
Select Bibliography II: Ancient Writings
Ancient Sources
INDICES
Scripture Index
Modern Authors Index
Ancient Authors Index
Subject Index
AUTHOR PROFILE
Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr., Th.D., is Research Professor of Theology with Christ College, Lynchburg, VA. He has also taught courses in New Testament and Theology at Bahnsen Theological Seminary in Placentia, California. Dr. Gentry has written or contributed to mroe than fifteen books from seven publishers, including several works int he field of eschatology.
BOOK SPECIFICATIONS
409 pages, appendix, bibliography, index
ISBN 0915815346