Armageddon
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Armageddon

What the Bible Really Says about the End

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Armageddon

What the Bible Really Says about the End

About this book

A "humane, thoughtful, and intelligent" ( The New York Times Book Review ) bestselling Biblical scholar reveals why our popular understanding of the Apocalypse is all wrong—and why that matters. You'll find nearly everything the Bible says about the end in the Book of Revelation: a mystifying prophecy filled with bizarre symbolism, violent imagery, mangled syntax, confounding contradictions, and very firm ideas about the horrors that await us all. But no matter what you think Revelation reveals—whether you read it as a literal description of what will soon come to pass, interpret it as a metaphorical expression of hope for those suffering now, or only recognize its highlights from pop culture—you're almost certainly wrong.In Armageddon, acclaimed New Testament authority Bart D. Ehrman delves into the most misunderstood—and possibly most dangerous—book of the Bible, on a "vigilantly persuasive" ( The Washington Post ) tour through three millennia of Judeo-Christian thinking about how our world will end. With wit and verve, he explores the alarming social and political consequences of expecting an imminent apocalypse, considers whether the message of Revelation may be at odds with the teachings of Jesus, and offers inspiring insight into how to live in the face of an uncertain future.By turns hilarious, moving, troubling, and provocative, Armageddon is nothing short of revelatory in its account of what the Bible really says about the end.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. A Note on Quotations
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter One: The End Is Near
  8. Chapter Two: The Most Mystifying Book of the Bible
  9. Chapter Three: A History of False Predictions
  10. Chapter Four: Real-Life Consequences of the Imminent Apocalypse
  11. Chapter Five: How to Read the Book of Revelation
  12. Chapter Six: The Lamb Becomes a Lion: Violence in the Book of Revelation
  13. Chapter Seven: The Ideology of Dominance: Wealth and Power in Revelation
  14. Chapter Eight: The Apocalypse of John and the Gospel of Jesus
  15. About the Author
  16. Notes
  17. Index
  18. Copyright