The Book of Revelation Author: Matt Dorff | Language: English | ISBN:
B00A9UPRPE | Format: PDF
The Book of Revelation Description
The final book of the Bible has challenged, inspired, and astonished readers for nearly 2000 years. There has been so much written about it, so many interpretations and commentaries printed, that the book of Revelation is probably the most analyzed book in all of Scripture. And yet it remains the most mysterious.
Now comes an illustrated graphic novel version of Revelation designed to give the text a visual resonance and physical vividness that makes it more real than ever before. This telling of Revelation is intended to have an immediate visceral impact, similar to the impact it would have had on its first and second century audiences, most of whom would have experienced it by hearing it told aloud. Our guide through the narrative is the apostle John, and in the book we see and hear the events channeled through his senses. His powerful descriptions have been transformed into imagery that makes the text come to life for contemporary readers.
Including a translation by Fr. Mark Arey, an adaptation by Matt Dorff, and illustrations by renowned Christian artist Chris Koelle, The Book of Revelation is a fresh way to experience the wonders of this timeless narrative. See the Lamb, the Seven-Headed Dragon and the Beast as you've never seen them before. This visual experience of Revelation packs an emotional wallop as it captures John's journey from the bleakness of his Patmos island prison to the glory of the Lamb's triumph and the joy of Jesus's return. The Book of Revelation is a thrilling ride through ancient prophecy that will touch your heart as you discover the story of the fulfillment of John's enduring faith set in the context of the final battle between an all-powerful God and the evil in this world.
- File Size: 100332 KB
- Print Length: 192 pages
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
- Publisher: Zondervan (November 6, 2012)
- Sold by: HarperCollins Publishing
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00A9UPRPE
- Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
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The book of Revelation has been examined and interpreted multiple times. Many theories exist on how Christ will come to reclaim what is his. This is a very detailed artistic interpretation that does not try to take away from the scripture. The back of the graphic novel states, "this version comes with all 404 verses of this amazing book." The panels are filled with scripture and then interpreted in artistic detail. In the adapters notes I think he says it best about what he tries to capture with this collection of art, " I tried to put myself behind John's eyes and describe in words what he was seeing and hearing." The Illustrator was then left to take his notes and try and capture the scripture and what they think John would of been emotionally feeling at the time. For the most part they capture John's emotions in each panel but the best part for me was seeing the rest of revelation depicted in each panel. The beast, angels, and events are all depicted in vivid detail based off of the descriptions of the bible. The cover itself is a great example of how the inside pages look but within each panel there is scripture that each drawing has been based off of. There are chapter breaks to let you know where each chapter starts and ends so if you are doing a study of Revelation you can read the scripture then go to the graphic novel and see an artistic representation of those scriptures. I would like to know which translation this novel came out of. I was using a NIV version and was able to follow the scripture written down. I also would of loved to see more full page art depicted in this graphic novel. I understand that would of been a huge undertaking and could of made this collection colossal not to mention more pricey.
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