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I\u2019ll be teaching a class on the Book of Revelation next semester, and need to make a decision about the textbook soon. I\u2019d like to use a one-volume commentary that doesn\u2019t require knowledge of Greek. I had a good experience with Andrew Lincoln\u2019s commentary on the Gospel of John<\/a>\"\"<\/span> this semester, and so I\u2019m thinking about using Ben Witherington\u2019s commentary on Revelation<\/a>\"\"<\/span> in the same series. Are there any other recent commentaries on Revelation that fit the criteria I mentioned, which you would recommend?<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll be teaching a class on the Book of Revelation next semester, and need to make a decision about the textbook soon. I\u2019d like to use a one-volume commentary that doesn\u2019t require knowledge of Greek. I had a good experience with Andrew Lincoln\u2019s commentary on the Gospel of John this semester, and so I\u2019m thinking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nRevelation Recommendations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I'll be teaching a class on the Book of Revelation next semester, and need to make a decision about the textbook soon. 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