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...
| 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 |
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| ISBN: | 1467443832 |