Name: Revelations
ISBN: 9780670023349

Elaine H. Pagels

A world-renowned scholar of religion and bestselling author of "The Gnostic Gospels, Beyond Belief," and" Reading Judas" explores the strangest and most controversial book in the Bible: the Book of Revelation.

Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation

Revelations

Dana Kraft

Explains Revelation's inclusion into the bible, and gave me a better perspective on the first few hundred years of the church's history. I haven't actually ever read all of Revelation, but I think I'll add that to the list. Also has some thought-provoking passages about the value of continuing to seek the truth rather than accepting that it's been found. One other note: I hadn't heard that Jesus had a brother, and the author mentions that several times as if it's established fact. A quick google search seemed to imply that there were questions about it, although it's wrapped up in the question of Mary's eternal virginity, so there's doctrine to defend rather than just an archeological question.

Revelations Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of Revelation