Apocalypses and Apocalypticism in Antiquity (Part I)
This paper, in two parts, discusses the significant scholarship on apocalypses and apocalypticism in antiquity published since Mysteries and Revelations: Apocalyptic Studies since the Uppsala Conference (Collins and Charlesworth [eds.] 1991). Part 1 contains (1) the introduction, sections on studies...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2007
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Currents in biblical research
Year: 2007, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 235-286 |
| Further subjects: | B
social settings
B Origins B apocalyptic discourse B Apocalypticism B Characteristics B Apocalypse B Definitions B Visionary Experience |
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| Summary: | This paper, in two parts, discusses the significant scholarship on apocalypses and apocalypticism in antiquity published since Mysteries and Revelations: Apocalyptic Studies since the Uppsala Conference (Collins and Charlesworth [eds.] 1991). Part 1 contains (1) the introduction, sections on studies that address issues of (2) taxonomy and definitions, and (3) function and settings, plus the first half of the section dealing with (4) origins and influences, specifically Ancient Near Eastern and classical. The bibliographies are part-specific, but their entries are integrated. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5200 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1476993X06075475 |