The Apocalyptic imagination: an introduction to Jewish apocalyptic literature / John J. Collins

By:

Collins, John Joseph, 1946- [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Pub., c1998. Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 337 p. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780802843715

Subject(s):

Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism

LOC classification:

BS 646 .C65

Contents:

The apocalyptic genre The early Enoch literature Daniel Related genres: oracles and testaments Qumran The similitudes of Enoch After the fall: 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, and the apocalypse of Abraham Apocalyptic literature from the Diaspora in the Roman period Apocalypticism in early Christianity

Summary: The Apocalyptic Imagination by John Collins represents a complete updating and rewriting of the original work. Especially noteworthy is the chapter on the Dead Sea Scrolls, which now takes into account all of the recently published texts. Other chapters discuss apocalypse as a literary genre, explore the phenomenon and function of apocalypticism in the ancient world, study a wide range of individual apocalyptic texts, and examine the apocalyptic character of early Christianity

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Includes bibliographical references and index

The apocalyptic genre
The early Enoch literature
Daniel
Related genres: oracles and testaments
Qumran
The similitudes of Enoch
After the fall: 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, and the apocalypse of Abraham
Apocalyptic literature from the Diaspora in the Roman period
Apocalypticism in early Christianity

The Apocalyptic Imagination by John Collins represents a complete updating and rewriting of the original work. Especially noteworthy is the chapter on the Dead Sea Scrolls, which now takes into account all of the recently published texts. Other chapters discuss apocalypse as a literary genre, explore the phenomenon and function of apocalypticism in the ancient world, study a wide range of individual apocalyptic texts, and examine the apocalyptic character of early Christianity

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