The apocalypse: a brief history
Revelation in the age of the Torah -- The book of the watchers and ascent to heaven -- The book of Daniel and the kingdom of the holy ones -- The heavenly Messiah -- The heavenly temple, the fate of souls after death, and cosmology -- Tours of paradise and hell and the Hekhalot texts -- Eschatology...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester Malden, MA
Wiley-Blackwell
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Series/Journal: | Blackwell brief histories of religion series
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Apocalyptic Literature
B Apocalypticism B Apocalyptiek B Det apokalyptiska B Jodendom B Christianity B History B BIBLES ; General B World view B RELIGION ; Biblical Reference ; General B RELIGION ; Biblical Reference B Judaism B Geschiedenis (vorm) B Criticism, interpretation, etc B Apocalyptic Literature History and criticism |
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| Summary: | Revelation in the age of the Torah -- The book of the watchers and ascent to heaven -- The book of Daniel and the kingdom of the holy ones -- The heavenly Messiah -- The heavenly temple, the fate of souls after death, and cosmology -- Tours of paradise and hell and the Hekhalot texts -- Eschatology in the Byzantine Empire -- Apocalyptic movements in the modern era. This accessible and enlightening history provides insights into the fascinating genre of apocalyptic literature, showing how the apocalypse encompasses far more than popular views of the last judgment and violent end of the world might suggest.: An accessible and enlightening history of the "apocalypses"--Ancient Jewish and Christian works -- providing fresh insights into the fascinating genre of literature; Shows how the apocalypses were concerned not only with popular views of the last judgment and violent end of the world, but with reward and punishment after death, the heavenly t |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| ISBN: | 1444318217 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1002/9781444318210 |