Cosmology and Eschatology in Jewish and Christian Apocalypticism
This comprehensive work covers many different Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts and movements from the second century BCE through the fourth century CE. It focuses on two major themes, cosmology - which studies the structure of the universe, including its religious function - and eschatology, which interprets history and the future.\ The detailed historical and literary analysis of these themes are introduced by an essay on the cultural gap between the original contexts of these texts...
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This study of ancient Jewish and Christian apocalypticism provides new insights into the origin and function of symbols and ideas relating to the structures of the universe and time and to political and social relations.Society of Biblical Literature - William E. Arnal...[An] at-times fascinating collection of studies on several key aspects of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature....[D]isplays extensive erudition on the issues she takes up.
AbbreviationsIMeaning and Significance in Apocalyptic Texts1IIThe Heavens in Jewish and Christian Apocalypses21IIINumerical Symbolism in Jewish and Early Christian Apocalyptic Literature55IVThe Origin of the Designation of Jesus as "Son of Man"139VThe "Son of Man" Tradition and the Book of Revelation159VIThe Political Perspective of the Revelation to John198VIIThe Origin of Christian Baptism218Index of Ancient Persons and Texts239Index of Modern Authors255Index and Subjects260
\ William E. Arnal...[An] at-times fascinating collection of studies on several key aspects of Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature....[D]isplays extensive erudition on the issues she takes up.\ — Society of Biblical Literature\ \
