Understanding Revelation: A Scholarly Foundation for Evaluating Fringe Interpretations (4 lectures)

If two or more of the following sound like you, this course may be a good fit.

• You struggle to understand Revelation's symbols, imagery and structure beyond vague impressions.
• You want to examine, through the biblical text, the risks in recruitment methods used by Shincheonji, JMS and similar groups.
• Conflicting interpretations in videos and sermons have left you seeking a balanced scholarly framework.
• You want to broaden your perspective by encountering Catholic and religious studies approaches to Revelation.

About the course

An academically grounded introduction to Revelation by specialist Youngmi Bang.

By explaining the text's structure, symbolism and literary movement, the course helps viewers evaluate distorted readings and critically assess claims used by groups such as Shincheonji, the World Mission Society Church of God and JMS.

Difficulty: ★★★

Provocativeness: ★★★★

Editor's note: This course takes an academic religious studies approach and may challenge conservative Christian assumptions.

We recommend approaching it as an opportunity to broaden your understanding.

Instructor

Dr. Youngmi Bang

Ph.D. in Religious Studies, The Catholic University of Korea

Research fellow, Korean Institute for Catholic Culture

Editorial board member, Catholic Review

Course contents

Lecture 1: Why Write to the Seven Churches? (37:18)

Lecture 2: Why the Seals? (43:31)

Lecture 3: Metaphor and Symbol (54:05)

Lecture 4: Revelation's Biblical Value (48:47)

These videos are remastered from a paid course originally offered by Red Seminary.