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Jewish and Christian Apocalypses

By Francis Crawford Burkitt

Book information

Publisher
Gorgias Press
Year
2008
ISBN
9781593336646, 1593336640
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7004316 bytes)
Pages
80\90
Time added
2023-04-05 07:31:13

Description

In this time of intense apocalyptic interests, Burkitt's study of extra-biblical apocalypses will shed some light. Burkitt is known for his work in early Christianity, and he is well-equipped to deal with this difficult issue. These Schweich Lectures of 1913 address the book of Enoch, minor Jewish and early Christian apocalypses, especially the Ascension of Isaiah. PREFACE CONTENTS I. THE APOCALYPTIC IDEA II. THE BOOK OF ENOCH III. THE MINOR JEWISH APOCALYPSES IV. EARLY CHRISTIAN APOCALYPTIC WRITING APPENDICES APPENDIX I. ON THE GREEK TEXT OF ENOCH APPENDIX II. ON THE MARTYRDOM OF ISAIAH APPENDIX III. ON SOME OTHER KINDS OF APOCALYPSES INDEX

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