The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia in Their Local Setting

With a new foreword by David E. Aune

This modern classic by Colin Hemer explores the seven letters in the book of Revelation against the historical background of the churches to which they were addressed. Based on literary, epigraphical, and archaeological sources and informed by Hemer's firsthand knowledge of the biblical sites, this superb study presents in the clearest way possible a picture of the New Testament world in the later part of the first century and its significance for broader questions of church history.

About the author

Colin J. Hemer (1930-1987) was a research fellow at Tyndale House in Cambridge, England.

Product details

• Authors: Colin J. Hemer
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2000
• EAN: 9780802847140
• ISBN: 978-0-8028-4714-0
• No. of pages: 364
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 591 g
• Series: Biblical Resource
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity