The core curriculum includes a double-quarter course on the Book of Revelation. This post will collect resources for teaching this important biblical book. Thus, this post will be updated on occasion, and it will be linked to from the Teaching Resources page on this blog.
The reason, of course, for two quarters devoted to Revelation is that this book is often either neglected or badly interpreted. And yet, Revelation contains material crucial for the church in the twenty-first century. It must be taught, and taught well.
One internet resource on Revelation is the blog Seven Subversive Letters by Richard Oster, Professor of New Testament at Harding School of Theology in Memphis. Prof. Oster blogs regularly about aspects of the book, and his posts are always thoughtful and thought-provoking.
One needs to be especially careful with choosing the right books to read on Revelation, because there are widely disparate viewpoints on how to interpret the book, and much of the literature is just plain bad. Here are some recommended resources accessible to a general audience.
Michael J. Gorman, Reading Revelation Responsibly: Uncivil Worship and Witness, Following the Lamb Into the New Creation (Wipf & Stock, 2010).
N. T. Wright, Revelation for Everyone (Westminster John Knox, 2011).
Craig Koester, Revelation and the End of All Things (Eerdmans, 2001).
Richard Bauckham, The Theology of the Book of Revelation (Cambridge, 1993).
