The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions.
Lectio divina is a way of praying by sustained immersion into a revelatory text. While Scripture is the classic place of encounter with God, the text could also be the book of life or the book of nature.
52 For an excellent history and theology of the sacrament of penance in the Catholic Church, see Kenan B. Osborne, Reconciliation and Justification: The Sacrament and Its Theology (1990; reprint, Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2001).
The power and authority of the text resides in its infinite potential before the emergence of any divisive distinctions and oppositions. This type of authority of the text does not absolve humans of responsibility.
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Four Views on the Book of Revelation explores four interpretations of the book of the Apocalypse: Preterist – a historical interpretation, arguing that most of John’s prophecies occurred in the first century, soon after his writing of ...
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Joel and Amos. New Century Bible Commentary. Sheffield: Academic Press, 2000. Crenshaw, James L. Joel: a New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. ... The Message of Joel, Micah, and Habakkuk: Listening to the Voice of God.