Apocalypse, prophecy, and pseudepigraphy: on Jewish Apocalyptic literature

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: The Genre Apocalypse Reconsidered -- I. Apocalypse and Prophecy -- 2. The Eschatology of Zechariah -- 3. The Beginning of the End of the World in the Hebrew Bible -- 4. Apocalypticism and the Transfor...

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Main Author: Collins, John J. 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Grand Rapids Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co 2015
In:Year: 2015
Reviews:[Rezension von: Collins, John J., 1946-, Apocalypse, prophecy, and pseudepigraphy: on Jewish Apocalyptic literature] (2018) (Cataldo, Jeremiah W.)
[Rezension von: Collins, John J., Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy: on Jewish Apocalyptic literature] (2016) (Yinger, Kent L.)
[Rezension von: Collins, John J., Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy: on Jewish Apocalyptic literature] (2017) (Förg, Florian, 1975 -)
[Rezension von: Even God cannot change the past; DeLapp, Nevada Levi, Theophanic "type-scenes" in the Pentateuch; Collins, John J., 1946-, Apocalypse, prophecy, and pseudepigraphy; Collins, John J., 1946-, The invention of Judaism; Ethnicity, race, religion; The early reception of the Book of Isaiah; Clothing and nudity in the Hebrew Bible] (2021) (Williamson, H. G. M., 1947 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Early Judaism / Apocalypticism / Pseudepigraphy / Literature
B Apocalypticism / Pseudepigrapha / Early Judaism
B Old Testament / Apocalypticism
B Old Testament / Eschatology
Further subjects:B Apocalyptic literature - History and criticism
B Collection of essays
B Pseudepigraphy
B Alttestamentliche Apokryphen
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: The Genre Apocalypse Reconsidered -- I. Apocalypse and Prophecy -- 2. The Eschatology of Zechariah -- 3. The Beginning of the End of the World in the Hebrew Bible -- 4. Apocalypticism and the Transformation of Prophecy in the Second Temple Period -- II. Variations on a Genre -- 5. Enochic Judaism: An Assessment -- 6. The Genre of the Book of Jubilees -- 7. The Sibyl and the Apocalypses: Generic Relationships in Hellenistic Judaism and Early Christianity -- 8. Gabriel and David: Some Reflections on an Enigmatic Text -- 9. The Idea of Election in 4 Ezra -- III. Themes in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature -- 10. Jerusalem and the Temple in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature of the Second Temple Period -- 11. Journeys to the World Beyond in Ancient Judaism -- 12. The Afterlife in Apocalyptic Literature -- IV. Pseudepigraphy -- 13. Pseudepigraphy and Group Formation in Second Temple Judaism -- 14. Enoch and Ezra -- 15. Sibylline Discourse -- V. Ethics and Politics -- 16. Ethos and Identity in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature -- 17. Apocalypse and Empire -- 18. Cognitive Dissonance and Eschatological Violence: Fantasized Solutions to a Theological Dilemma in Second Temple Judaism -- 19. Radical Religion and the Ethical Dilemmas of Apocalyptic Millenarianism -- Bibliography -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources
ISBN:1467443832