Revelation William C Weinrich Thomas C Oden by William C. Weinrich, Thomas C. Oden 9780830814978, 0830814973 instant download after payment.

Editor William C. Weinrich presents commentary on the book of Revelation drawn from the writings of the church fathers from the first through the eighth centuries. he Revelation to John—with its vivid images and portraits of
conflict leading up to the formation of a new heaven and a new earth—was
widely read, even as it was variously interpreted in the early church.
Approaches to its interpretation ranged from the millenarian approach
of Victorinus of Petovium to the more symbolic interpretation of
Tyconius, who read Revelation in the sense of the universal and unitary
time of the church. Tyconius's Book of Rules, deeply admired by
Augustine, strongly influenced not only ongoing interpretation of
Revelation but the whole of medieval exegesis.

From early on the
book of Revelation was more widely accepted in the West than in the
East. Indeed the earliest extant commentaries on Revelation in Greek
date from Oecumenius's commentary in the sixth century, which was soon
accompanied by that of Andrew of Caesarea. Earlier Eastern fathers did,
however, make reference to Revelation in noncommentary works.

This
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume draws heavily on the
Greek commentaries from Oecumenius and Andrew of Caesarea to represent
Eastern interpretation, while focusing on six other commentaries as
primary witnesses to Western interpretation—those of Victorinus of
Petovium, Tyconius, Primasius, Caesarius of Arles, Apringius of Beja,
and Bede the Venerable. Every effort has been made to give adequate
context so that the creative use of Scripture, the theological interest,
and the pastoral intent can be discerned by readers today.

Amid this treasure trove of early interpretation readers will find much that appears in English translation for the first time.