Cosmology and Eschatology in Jewish and Christian Apocalypticism (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, V. 50)

Cosmology and Eschatology in Jewish and Christian Apocalypticism (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, V. 50)

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Book Description
This volume deals with Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts and movements from the second century BCE through the fourth century CE. It focuses on two major themes, cosmology and eschatology; that is, views of structure of the universe including its religious function and interpretations of 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 and those of readers today and how that gap may be bridged. The book deals with the interrelations between post-biblical Judaism and early Christianity. The relevant Jewish texts and history are discussed thoroughly in their own right. The Christian material is approached in a way which shows both its continuity with Jewish tradition and its distinctiveness.

Cosmology and Eschatology in Jewish and Christian Apocalypticism (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, V. 50),Adela Yarbro Collins,Brill Academic Publishers,9004105875,Apocalyptic literature,Bible - General,Bibles,Christianity - History - General,Eschatology,Eschatology, Jewish,History and criticism,Interior Design - General,Jewish cosmology,Judaism And Christianity,Religion,Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis,Christian theology,Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts,Early Church,Judaism

Book Contents:

1. Country Living Country Color Combinations : Decorating Solutions for Every Room
2. Critica - Untersuchunger Zur Geschichte Der Literaturkritik Zwischen Quintilian Und Thomasius: Untersuchungen Zur Geschichte Der Literaturkritik Zaischen ... (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)
3. Cultural Relativism and Philosophy: North and Latin American Perspectives (Philosophy of History and Culture)
4. Das Aleppiner Kalifat: Vom Ende Des Kalifates in Bagdad Uber Aleppo Zu Den Restaurationen in Kairo (A.D. 1261 : Vom Ende Des Kalifates in Bagdad Uber Aleppo Zu Den Restaurationen in Kairo)
5. Development and Decline of Fukien Province in the 17th and 18th Centuries (Sinica Leidensia, Vol 22)
6. Developments in Genre Between Post-Exilic Penitential Prayers and the Psalms of Communal Lament (Academia Biblica, 7)
7. Die Araber Und Die Antike Wissenschaftstheorie - Ubersetzung Aus Dem Ungrarischen Von Johanna Till Und Gabor Kerekes: U Bersetzung Aus Dem Ungarischen ... (Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Science)
8. Donne and the Politics of Conscience in Early Modern England (Studies in the History of Christian Thought)
9. Dreams, Sufism and Sainthood: The Visionary Career of Muhammad Al-Zawawi (Studies in the History of Religions)
10. Early Christian Poetry: A Collection of Essays (Vigiliae Christianae , No 22)

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