The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature (The Biblical Resource Series) - Softcover

Collins, John J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802843719 ISBN 13: 9780802843715

Verlag: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

Apocalyptic literature 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.

The Apocalyptic Imagination by John Collins is one of the most widely praised studies of Jewish apocalyptic literature ever written. And this second edition of Collins's 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 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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John J. Collins is professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of Chicago Divinity School.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0802843719
• ISBN 13: 9780802843715
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 337
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