Apocalyptic literature - the books of Daniel and Revelation in the Bible and much outside it - presents a weird and wonderful world of fantasy and dreams: beasts with sprouting horns, dragons spouting fire, falling stars, mysterious horsemen, mystical mountains, sacred rivers, devastating earthquakes...
Examines the apocalyptic themes in biblical literature. Two types of apocalyptic themes in the Bible; Scenes in the Bible that depict apocalyptic themes; Discussion on the revelation themes in the book of Daniel in the Old Testament and the book of the Apocalypse in the New Testament; ...
”Cf. also Himmelfarb,TheApocalypse.2Collins,“What is Apocalyptic Literature?”2, with reference to DiTommaso,“Apocalypses andApocalypticism in Antiquity,”and Reynolds,Between Symbolism and Realism, and Murphy,Apoc-alypticism in the Bible and Its World. It is a successful definition suitable ...
Did Israelite Jewish apocalyptic literature originate among alienated or disenfranchised groups? In this overview of apocalypticism in the Hebrew Bible, St... S Cook - 《Augsburg Fortress Publ》 被引量: 9发表: 1995年 'Introduction: Early Christian apocalypticism' Did Israelite Jewish apocalyptic lite...
The term 'apocalypse' denotes a particular literary type found in the literature of ancient Judaism, characterized by claims to offer visions or other disclosures of divine mysteries concerning a variety of subjects, especially those to do with the future. Cataclysmic events described in these texts...
1.Relating to or predicting the end of the world, especially as described in the Bible or another religious text. 2.Relating to or predicting widespread destruction or the collapse of civilization:"The refugees in the camps spoke of apocalyptic devastation and tens of thousands dead"(Amitav Ghosh...
Did Israelite Jewish apocalyptic literature originate among alienated or disenfranchised groups? In this overview of apocalypticism in the Hebrew Bible, Stephen Cook contends that such thinking and writing stems from priestly groups that held power. ...
Apocalyptic literature has been designated as “crisis literature” and as a “form of protest against society” by some interpreters. This essay explores Martin Luther King Jr.’s reception and use of apocalyptic literature and thought in his sermons an
This is a collection of nineteen essays on the prophetic literature of the Hebrew Bible, many published before but some appearing here for the first time. They are grouped in five sections: on the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve, and Apocalyptic literature, rightly seen as the...
Did Israelite Jewish apocalyptic literature originate among alienated or disenfranchised groups? In this overview of apocalypticism in the Hebrew Bible, Stephen Cook contends that such thinking and writing stems from priestly groups that held power. 我来说两句 短评 ··· 热门 / 最新 / 好友 还...