This text presents a collection of studies which focus on personal
eschatology in the Jewish and early Christian apocalypses. The
apocalyptic tradition, from its Jewish origins until the early
Middle Ages, is studied as a continuous literary tradition, in
which both continuity of motifs and important changes in
understanding of life after death can be charted. As well as
better-known apocalypses, much attention is given to those
neglected apocalypses which portray human destiny after death in
detail, such as the "Apocalypse of Peter," the "Apocalypse of the
Seven Heavens," the later apocalypses of Ezra, and the four
apocalypses of the Virgin Mary. Relationships with Greco-Roman
eschatology are explored, and several chapters show how specific
New Testament texts are illuminated by close knowledge of this
tradition of ideas and images of the hereafter.
General
Imprint: |
Society of Biblical Literature
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
1998 |
First published: |
December 1998 |
Authors: |
Richard Bauckham
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
425 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-58983-288-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-58983-288-4 |
Barcode: |
9781589832886 |
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