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The History of the Bible (Bart Ehrman)
The Great Courses
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A Great Courses lecture series by Bart Ehrman tracing how the Bible was written, copied, translated, and assembled into the canon, drawing on historical and textual scholarship.
Commenters point to Ehrman's Great Courses lecture as a good scholarly guide to the history and development of biblical books such as Revelation.
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I’d even say that the scholarly consensus on Revelation goes a bit further: that it was written as a type of political commentary on current events.
Also interesting to note that Revelation was nearly rejected for canonization because it depicts Christians in heaven continually feasting, while asceticism and a life of poverty were hallmarks of Christianity at the time. Wild to compare those values to the “prosperity” gospel of today.
If you’re interested in the history and development of Revelation, I’d recommend Bart Ehrman’s Great Courses lecture[1], or his Podcast episodes on the topic[2].
[1] https://archive.org/details/BartEhrman-TheHistoryOfTheBibleT...
[2] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-book-of-revelation...