The Oxford handbook of apocalyptic literature /edited by John J. Collins.
The Oxford handbook of apocalyptic literature /edited by John J. Collins.
- New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 546 pages).
- Oxford handbooks .
Includes bibliographies and index.
What is apocalyptic literature? / Apocalyptic prophecy / The inheritance of prophecy in apocalypse / Wisdom and apocalypticism / Scriptural interpretation in early Jewish apocalypses / Apocalyptic literature and the study of early Jewish mysticism / Dreams and visions in early Jewish and early Christian apocalypses and apocalypticism / Social-scientific approaches to apocalyptic literature / Jewish apocalyptic literature as resistance literature / Apocalypse and empire / A postcolonial reading of apocalyptic literature / The rhetoric of Jewish apocalyptic literature / Early Christian apocalyptic rhetoric / Deconstructing apocalyptic literalist allegory / Apocalyptic determinism / Apocalyptic dualism / Apocalyptic ethics and behavior / Apocalypse and Torah in ancient Judaism / Apocalypticism and Christian origins / Descents to hell and ascents to heaven in apocalyptic literature / Apocalypses among gnostics and Manichaeans / The imagined world of the apocalypses / Messianism as a political power in contemporary Judaism / Apocalypticism and radicalism / Apocalypse and violence / Apocalypticism in contemporary Christianity / Apocalypse and trauma / Apocalypticism and popular culture / John J. Collins -- Stephen L. Cook -- Hindy Najman -- Matthew Goff -- Alex P. Jassen -- Raanan Boustan and Patrick G. McCullough -- Frances Flannery -- Philip F. Esler -- Anathea Portier-Young -- Steven J. Friesen -- Daniel L. Smith-Christopher -- Carol A. Newsom -- Greg Carey -- Erin Runions -- Mladen Popovic -- Jörg Frey -- Dale C. Allison, Jr. -- Matthias Henze -- Adela Yarbro Collins -- Jan N. Bremmer -- Dylan M. Burns -- Stefan Beyerle -- Motti Inbari -- Christopher Rowland -- Catherine Wessinger -- Amy Johnson Frykholm -- Dereck Daschke -- Lorenzo DiTommaso.
"Apocalypticism arose in ancient Judaism in the last centuries BCE and played a crucial role in the rise of Christianity. It is not only of historical interest: there has been a growing awareness, especially since the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, of the prevalence of apocalyptic beliefs in the contemporary world. To understand these beliefs, it is necessary to appreciate their complex roots in the ancient world, and the multi-faceted character of the phenomenon of apocalypticism. The Oxford Handbook of Apocalyptic Literature is a thematic and phenomenological exploration of apocalypticism in the Judaic and Christian traditions. Most of the volume is devoted to the apocalyptic literature of antiquity. Essays explore the relationship between apocalypticism and prophecy, wisdom and mysticism; the social function of apocalypticism and its role as resistance literature; apocalyptic rhetoric from both historical and postmodern perspectives; and apocalyptic theology, focusing on phenomena of determinism and dualism and exploring apocalyptic theology's role in ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and Gnosticism."--Publisher info.
9780199856503 9781306447423
Apocalyptic literature.
Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
Apocalyptic literature.
Theology--History and criticism.
Electronic Books.
BS646 / .O946 2014
Includes bibliographies and index.
What is apocalyptic literature? / Apocalyptic prophecy / The inheritance of prophecy in apocalypse / Wisdom and apocalypticism / Scriptural interpretation in early Jewish apocalypses / Apocalyptic literature and the study of early Jewish mysticism / Dreams and visions in early Jewish and early Christian apocalypses and apocalypticism / Social-scientific approaches to apocalyptic literature / Jewish apocalyptic literature as resistance literature / Apocalypse and empire / A postcolonial reading of apocalyptic literature / The rhetoric of Jewish apocalyptic literature / Early Christian apocalyptic rhetoric / Deconstructing apocalyptic literalist allegory / Apocalyptic determinism / Apocalyptic dualism / Apocalyptic ethics and behavior / Apocalypse and Torah in ancient Judaism / Apocalypticism and Christian origins / Descents to hell and ascents to heaven in apocalyptic literature / Apocalypses among gnostics and Manichaeans / The imagined world of the apocalypses / Messianism as a political power in contemporary Judaism / Apocalypticism and radicalism / Apocalypse and violence / Apocalypticism in contemporary Christianity / Apocalypse and trauma / Apocalypticism and popular culture / John J. Collins -- Stephen L. Cook -- Hindy Najman -- Matthew Goff -- Alex P. Jassen -- Raanan Boustan and Patrick G. McCullough -- Frances Flannery -- Philip F. Esler -- Anathea Portier-Young -- Steven J. Friesen -- Daniel L. Smith-Christopher -- Carol A. Newsom -- Greg Carey -- Erin Runions -- Mladen Popovic -- Jörg Frey -- Dale C. Allison, Jr. -- Matthias Henze -- Adela Yarbro Collins -- Jan N. Bremmer -- Dylan M. Burns -- Stefan Beyerle -- Motti Inbari -- Christopher Rowland -- Catherine Wessinger -- Amy Johnson Frykholm -- Dereck Daschke -- Lorenzo DiTommaso.
"Apocalypticism arose in ancient Judaism in the last centuries BCE and played a crucial role in the rise of Christianity. It is not only of historical interest: there has been a growing awareness, especially since the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, of the prevalence of apocalyptic beliefs in the contemporary world. To understand these beliefs, it is necessary to appreciate their complex roots in the ancient world, and the multi-faceted character of the phenomenon of apocalypticism. The Oxford Handbook of Apocalyptic Literature is a thematic and phenomenological exploration of apocalypticism in the Judaic and Christian traditions. Most of the volume is devoted to the apocalyptic literature of antiquity. Essays explore the relationship between apocalypticism and prophecy, wisdom and mysticism; the social function of apocalypticism and its role as resistance literature; apocalyptic rhetoric from both historical and postmodern perspectives; and apocalyptic theology, focusing on phenomena of determinism and dualism and exploring apocalyptic theology's role in ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and Gnosticism."--Publisher info.
9780199856503 9781306447423
Apocalyptic literature.
Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
Apocalyptic literature.
Theology--History and criticism.
Electronic Books.
BS646 / .O946 2014