Apocalypse, prophecy, and pseudepigraphy: on Jewish Apocalyptic literature

1. Apocalypse and prophecy. The eschatology of Zechariah -- The beginning of the end of the world in the Hebrew Bible -- Apocalypticism and the transformation of prophecy in the second temple period. 2. Variations on a genre. Enochic Judaism: An assessment -- The genre of the book of Jubilees -- The...

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Main Author: Collins, John J. 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 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 Collection of essays
B Apocalyptic Literature
B Apocalypticism
B Bible
B Early Judaism
B RELIGION ; Biblical Reference ; Handbooks
B BIBLES ; General
B RELIGION ; Biblical Reference ; General
B Pseudepigraphy
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Electronic books
B Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Alttestamentliche Apokryphen
B Apocalyptic Literature History and criticism
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Summary:1. Apocalypse and prophecy. The eschatology of Zechariah -- The beginning of the end of the world in the Hebrew Bible -- Apocalypticism and the transformation of prophecy in the second temple period. 2. Variations on a genre. Enochic Judaism: An assessment -- The genre of the book of Jubilees -- The Sibyl and the Apocalypses: Generic relationships in Hellenistic Judaism and early Christianity -- Gabriel and David: Some reflections on an enigmatic text -- The idea of election in 4 Ezra. 3. Themes in Jewish Apocalyptic literature. Jerusalem and the temple in Jewish Apocalyptic literature of the second temple period -- Journeys to the world beyond in ancient Judaism -- The afterlife in Apocalyptic literature. 4. Pseudepigraphy. Pseudepigraphy and group formation in Second Temple Judaism -- Enoch and Ezra -- Sybilline Discourse. 5. Ethics and politics. Ethos and identify in Jewish Apocalyptic literature -- Apocalypse and empire -- Cognitive dissonance and eschatological violence: Fantasized solutions to a theological dilemma in Second Temple Judaism -- Radical religion and the ethical dilemmas of Apocalyptic Millenarianism
A highly regarded expert on the Jewish apocalyptic tradition, John J. Collins has written extensively on the subject. Nineteen of his essays written over the last fifteen years, including previously unpublished contributions, are brought together for the first time in this volume. Its thematic essays organized in five sections, Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy complements and enriches Collins's well-known book The Apocalyptic Imagination
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-373) and indexes
ISBN:1467443832

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