The Oxford handbook of apocalyptic literature
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 belie...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2014, 2014
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| Collection: | Oxford Handbook Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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. This book provides 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 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780199367061 |