{"title":"Timothy Beal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimothy Beal\u003c\/strong\u003e explores profound themes within religion and spirituality, offering fresh perspectives on sacred texts and their relevance today. His works invite readers to engage thoughtfully with complex biblical narratives, uncovering layers of meaning that resonate beyond traditional interpretations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough insightful analysis and a contemplative tone, Beal's books provide a bridge between ancient scripture and modern spiritual inquiry. Readers seeking a deeper understanding of faith, prophecy, and the mystical dimensions of religion will find his writings both enlightening and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-book-of-revelation-by-timothy-beal-9780691145839","title":"The Book of Revelation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe life and times of the New Testament's most mystifying and incendiary book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFew biblical books have been as revered and reviled as \u003cem\u003eRevelation\u003c\/em\u003e. Many hail it as the pinnacle of prophetic vision, the cornerstone of the biblical canon, and, for those with eyes to see, the key to understanding the past, present, and future. Others denounce it as the work of a disturbed individual whose horrific dreams of inhumane violence should never have been allowed into the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTimothy Beal provides a concise cultural history of \u003cem\u003eRevelation\u003c\/em\u003e and the apocalyptic imaginations it has fuelled. Taking readers from the book's composition amid the Christian persecutions of first-century Rome to its enduring influence today in popular culture, media, and visual art, Beal explores the often wildly contradictory lives of this sometimes horrifying, sometimes inspiring biblical vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe shows how such figures as Augustine and Hildegard of Bingen made \u003cem\u003eRevelation\u003c\/em\u003e central to their own mystical worldviews, and how, thanks to the vivid works of art it inspired, the book remained popular even as it was denounced by later church leaders such as Martin Luther. Attributed to a mysterious prophet identified only as John, \u003cem\u003eRevelation\u003c\/em\u003e speaks with a voice unlike any other in the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeal demonstrates how the book is a multimedia constellation of stories and images that mutate and evolve as they take hold in new contexts, and how \u003cem\u003eRevelation\u003c\/em\u003e is reinvented in the hearts and minds of each new generation. This succinct book traces how \u003cem\u003eRevelation\u003c\/em\u003e continues to inspire new diagrams of history, new fantasies of rapture, and new nightmares of being left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559024476396,"sku":"9780691145839","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691145839-the-book-of-revelation.jpg?v=1776927033"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/timothy-beal.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}