The book of Revelation is the most developed example of a scriptural writer wrestling with the ideological implications of the gospel, and engaging with an opposing system in the light of what God has done in Jesus. It is an apocalypse, a letter and a prophecy. Ian Paul gives disciplined attention to the text, examines how John draws on the Old Testament, indicates how his message would have communicated and been understood in its first-century context, and makes connections with our contemporary world.

Ian Paul is Adjunct Professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, California. His recent publications include The Book of Revelation Tyndale New Testament Commentaries (IVP, 2018) and How to Interpret the Bible (Grove, 2017).