Review: More Than Conquerors: An Interpretations of the Book
of Revelation, 75th Anniversary Commemorative Edition
William Hendriksen
Baker Books
1940, 1967
This book is an anniversary edition commemorating 75 years
of “uninterrupted printing history” according to the information from the back
cover. I don’t know how many other
interpretations like this can claim that honor.
Within the biographical tribute the reader will find that a publisher
named Herman Baker “presented the first trade copies…to the author in July
1939.” (7) This is indeed a
commemorative edition.
Given the age of this work I am sure scholarly reviews must
be available for those that want to engage in a conversation with the text
Hendriksen presents. This book is accessible
to all readers, not just the Biblical scholar, and I enjoyed reading this even though
I found his interpretation much different from any I had read or heard
presented before.
The author presents his interpretation in sections that
reflect natural break points in the book of Revelation rather than a verse by
verse format. Think of the headers found
in most of the Bibles today which serve a similar function. What got in my way in this book was his
tendency to add a bit of a grand flourish to his interpretations, but that may
have the style when this was originally penned. He covered the entire book of Revelation along
with the usual purpose, author, and other background material in less than 250
pages. That alone is a major plus for
me.
I would recommend this book for its historical value if for
no other reason. I would not recommend
reading this as an only source of information related to the book of
Revelation.
I received this book from the publisher in return for a
review.
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