A New Reading of the Animal Apocalypse of 1 Enoch: 'All Nations Shall Be Blessed'
A New Reading of the Animal Apocalypse of 1 Enoch offers a full theological analysis of this second-century BCE allegory and uses this as the basis for a new commentary on the text, presented in a fresh translation.
| Summary: | A New Reading of the Animal Apocalypse of 1 Enoch offers a full theological analysis of this second-century BCE allegory and uses this as the basis for a new commentary on the text, presented in a fresh translation. Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The/ {Animal Apocalypse} as Allegory -- 2. Unresolved Questions about the/ {Animal Apocalypse} -- 3. History and Theology in the/ {Animal Apocalypse}: Recent Scholarship -- 4. The Present Study -- 5. Thesis -- Part One. The Animal Apocalypse and the Offspring of Abraham -- Chapter One. Looking at the Future: The Scope and the Focus of the Allegory -- 1. Is the Scope of the Allegory Particular or Universal? -- 2. The Focus of the Allegory: Eschatological Transformation -- a. The nagar of 1En 90:38 -- b. Who Is the White Bull? -- 3. The Enoch Tradition and the Abrahamic Covenant -- 4. Jacob and the Enochic Tradition -- a. Jacob, Enoch, and the "Book of the Watchers" (1En 1-36) -- b. Jacob, Enoch, and the "Astronomy Book" (1En 72-82) -- c. Jacob, Enoch, and the "Admonitions of Enoch" (1En 91-105) -- d. Jacob, Enoch, and the "Parables of Enoch" (1En 37-71) -- e. Preliminary Conclusions, with a Caution -- 5. Jacob, Enoch, and the/ {Animal Apocalypse} -- Chapter Two. Looking at the Past: The Uses of History in the Allegory -- 1. Is There "History" between the Two Jacobs? -- 2. Qualifying for the Blessing -- 3. "Open Eyes": Seeing the Glory of God -- 4. Enoch and Jacob: Seers of the Glory -- 5. Color and Location -- a. Black versus White -- b. Straying versus Staying-Returning -- 6. The Three Dynamics -- 7. Conclusions -- Chapter Three. Looking at the Present: The Allegory in Its Own Historical Context -- 1. Why Support the Revolt? -- 2. Suiting the Allegory to Service as Propaganda -- a. The Sin of Fratricide -- b. The Strengths and Limitations of Leadership -- c. The Diplomatic Touch -- 3. Establishing a Two-Fold Authority -- a. The Authority of Enoch -- b. The Authority of Scripture and History -- 4. Predicting the End -- 5. The Evidence of the/ {Book of Jubilees}. |
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| ISBN: | 9004247785 |