Best Books on Partial Preterism
Partial preterism teaches that most New Testament end-times prophecies, including much of the Olivet Discourse and the Book of Revelation, were fulfilled in the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70, while still affirming a final, future, bodily return of Christ. It is one eschatological position held by a number of Reformed thinkers, often paired with postmillennialism, and remains debated among Reformed Christians who hold other views.
Start Here
basic
The Last Days According to Jesus
Top pickR.C. Sproul · 1998
Accessible entry point defending a partial-preterist reading of the Olivet Discourse.
Last Days Madness: Obsession of the Modern Church
Gary DeMar · 1999
Popular critique of sensational end-times teaching, arguing many prophecies were fulfilled in AD 70.
End Times Fiction
Gary DeMar · 2001
Readable response to Left Behind style dispensationalism from a preterist perspective.
Four Views on the Book of Revelation
Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. · 1998
Side-by-side comparison including the preterist view, useful for newcomers weighing positions.
Go Deeper
intermediate
Before Jerusalem Fell: Dating the Book of Revelation
Top pickKenneth L. Gentry, Jr. · 1989
Scholarly case for an early, pre-AD 70 date for the writing of Revelation.
The Beast of Revelation
Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. · 2002
Historical and exegetical study identifying the Beast as the emperor Nero.
Paradise Restored: A Biblical Theology of Dominion
David Chilton · 1987
Lays out the postmillennial, partial-preterist framework across the whole Bible.
He Shall Have Dominion
Kenneth L. Gentry Jr. · 2009
Full-length postmillennial argument closely tied to a partial-preterist reading of prophecy.
For Study
advanced
The Days of Vengeance: An Exposition of the Book of Revelation
Top pickDavid Chilton · 1987
Nearly 750-page verse-by-verse partial-preterist commentary on Revelation.
Navigating the Book of Revelation
Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. · 2011
Technical studies on disputed interpretive issues in Revelation for advanced readers.
The Divorce of Israel: A Redemptive-Historical Interpretation of Revelation
Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. · 2024
Gentry's major two-volume scholarly commentary applying partial preterism to Revelation.
Redating the New Testament
John A.T. Robinson · 1976
Landmark, non-Reformed scholarly case for early NT dating that preterists rely on heavily.
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