The Summing up of History in 2 Baruch
It is often claimed that in Jewish and Christian apocalyptic, there is a denial of the possibility that history will be the arena in which change for the better will be realized. The present article argues that the shape of the future according to a Jewish apocalypse, 2 Baruch, is more complex than...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn Press
1998
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The Jewish quarterly review
Year: 1998, Volume: 89, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 45-79 |
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| Summary: | It is often claimed that in Jewish and Christian apocalyptic, there is a denial of the possibility that history will be the arena in which change for the better will be realized. The present article argues that the shape of the future according to a Jewish apocalypse, 2 Baruch, is more complex than such claims might suggest. A review of the work's future expectations leads to the conclusion that for 2 Baruch, God's saving acts will transform history from within, not destroy it from without. |
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| ISSN: | 1553-0604 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Jewish quarterly review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1455287 |