Apocalypses and Apocalypticism in Antiquity (Part I)

This paper, in two parts, discusses the significant scholarship on apocalypses and apocalypticism in antiquity published since Mysteries and Revelations: Apocalyptic Studies since the Uppsala Conference (Collins and Charlesworth [eds.] 1991). Part 1 contains (1) the introduction, sections on studies...

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Main Author: DiTommaso, Lorenzo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2007
In: Currents in biblical research
Year: 2007, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 235-286
Further subjects:B social settings
B Origins
B apocalyptic discourse
B Apocalypticism
B Characteristics
B Apocalypse
B Definitions
B Visionary Experience
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Summary:This paper, in two parts, discusses the significant scholarship on apocalypses and apocalypticism in antiquity published since Mysteries and Revelations: Apocalyptic Studies since the Uppsala Conference (Collins and Charlesworth [eds.] 1991). Part 1 contains (1) the introduction, sections on studies that address issues of (2) taxonomy and definitions, and (3) function and settings, plus the first half of the section dealing with (4) origins and influences, specifically Ancient Near Eastern and classical. The bibliographies are part-specific, but their entries are integrated.
ISSN:1745-5200
Contains:Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/1476993X06075475