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Additional Reading
General works
R.C. Zaehner, At Sundry Times (1958), a sympathetic approach by an accomplished scholar who finds anticipations of Christian revelation not only in Judaism but also in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism; J.H. Walgrave, Un salut aux dimensions du monde, trans. from the Dutch (1970), an apologetically oriented work that attempts to bring out the distinctive qualities of the Christian view of revelation in comparison with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islām.
Primitive religion
Mircea Eliade, Traité d’histoire des religions (1948; Eng. trans., Patterns in Comparative Religion, 1958), a discussion of hierophanies, myths, and symbols as pertinent to the theme of revelation; G. van der Leeuw, Phänomenologie der Religion (1933; Eng. trans., Religion in Essence and Manifestation, 2 vol., 1963), a phenomenological approach influenced by Rudolf Otto and others.
Christianity
A.R. Dulles, Revelation Theology: A History (1969), a survey of Catholic and Protestant views; J. Baillie, The Idea of Revelation in Recent Thought (1956), a sketch of trends in 20th-century Protestant theology; Carl F. Henry, God, Revelation and Authority, 6 vol. (1976–83), an evangelical’s argument for the infallibility of biblical revelation.
Islām
A.J. Arberry, Revelation and Reason in Islam (1957), a concise and learned treatment of the medieval controversies; K. Cragg, The Call of the Minaret, pt. 2, pp. 33–171 (1956), a very objective presentation of Muslim faith and piety, including some discussion of the doctrine of revelation.
Hinduism
K.S. Murty, Revelation and Reason in Advaita Vedānta (1959), an exposition and evaluation of Śaṅkara’s position in the light of modern Western philosophy; R.C. Zaehner, Hindu and Muslim Mysticism (1960), on the love relationship to God in Bhakti and Ṣūfīsm.
Buddhism
W.L. King, Buddhism and Christianity: Some Bridges of Understanding (1962), an objective comparison between Christianity and Theravāda Buddhism, with a good discussion of the revelatory role of the Buddha.
Judaism
A.J. Heschel, God in Search of Man, pt. 2, pp. 167–278 (1956), a presentation of modern Judaism by a prominent rabbinic scholar.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Revelation. | May 15, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Revelation. | Dec 19, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Revelation. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Images added. | Mar 16, 2011 | ||
| Article revised to mention the Mahabharata and the Ramayana as the two great Hindu epics, to mention the Vishishtadvaita ("qualified nondualism") Vedanta tradition, and to mention the Tipitaka (Pali Buddhist canon). | Mar 16, 2011 | ||
| Converted Wade-Giles romanization to Pinyin. | Feb 08, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Jewish Encyclopedia - Book of Revelation. | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Missionary Baptist Resource Center - Revelation. | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Christ Notes - Revelation. | Aug 14, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | May 17, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 15, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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