Cosmology and Eschatology in Jewish and Christian Apocalypticism

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-90-04-11927-7
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 508 g

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 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 that shows both its continuity with Jewish tradition and its distinctiveness.

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Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Heilige & Traditionelle Texte, Mythologie, Vergleichende Mythologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Adela Yarbro Collins, Ph.D. (1975) in the Study of Religion, Harvard University, is the Buckinham Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale University. She has published extensively on the book of Revelation and the Gospel of Mark, including The Beginning of the Gospel: Probings of Mark in Context (Fortress, 1992).