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The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature, 2nd Edition (The Biblical Resource Series)

By John Joseph Collins

Book information

Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Year
1998
ISBN
0802843719, 9780802843715
LCC
BS646 .C65 1998
Open Library ID
OL701211M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13977919 bytes)
Series
The Biblical Resource Series
Edition
Revised
Pages
352\354
Topic
Literature Literary
DPI
300
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book evokes an imaginative world that is set in deliberate counterpoint to the experiential world of the present. Apocalypticism thrives especially in times of crisis, and it functions by offering a resolution of the relevant crisis, not in practical terms but in terms of imagination and faith. And this second edition of Collins study 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 apocalyptism in the ancient world, study a wide range of individual apocalyptic texts, and examine the apocalyptic character of early Christianity.

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