Collins, John Joseph,   1946- <br/><br/>
The Apocalyptic imagination:   an introduction to Jewish  apocalyptic literature /  
John J. Collins 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Grand Rapids, Michigan:   William B. Eerdmans Pub.,   c1998.  
 - xiii, 337 p. ;   23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>The apocalyptic genre<br/>The early Enoch literature<br/>Daniel<br/>Related genres: oracles and testaments<br/>Qumran<br/>The similitudes of Enoch<br/>After the fall: 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, and the apocalypse of Abraham<br/>Apocalyptic literature from the Diaspora in the Roman period<br/>Apocalypticism in early Christianity 
<br/><br/> 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<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780802843715 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS 646  / .C65