Armageddon

Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End, by Bart D. Ehrman, is a clear, historically grounded examination of biblical apocalyptic literature and how ideas about the end times developed and were later interpreted. Drawing on Hebrew Bible, Second Temple writings, and the New Testament, Ehrman traces the origins of imagery like Armageddon and the final battle, explains the historical context that shaped these texts, and contrasts ancient meanings with modern popular and religious readings. The book shows how apocalyptic expectations served particular social and political purposes in their own eras, how prophetic language functions, and why many contemporary beliefs about the end do not match what the earliest sources actually say. Accessible to general readers, the work reflects Ehrmans textual expertise and aims to separate historical evidence from later speculation and sensationalism.