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1st ed. (1984)

2nd ed. (1998)

The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature is a book by John J. Collins, the 3rd edition of The Apocalyptic Imagination (1984 Collins), book.

Abstract

"One of the most widely praised studies of Jewish apocalyptic literature ever written, The Apocalyptic Imagination by John J. Collins has served for over thirty years as a helpful, relevant, comprehensive survey of the apocalyptic literary genre ... After an initial overview of things apocalyptic, Collins proceeds to deal with individual apocalyptic texts — the early Enoch literature, the book of Daniel, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and others — concluding with an examination of apocalypticism in early Christianity. Collins has updated this third edition throughout to account for the recent profusion of studies germane to ancient Jewish apocalypticism, and he has also substantially revised and updated the bibliography."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998.

• The Apocalyptic Imagination (1984 Collins), book
• The Apocalyptic Imagination, 2nd ed. (1998 @1984 Collins), book

Contents

• 1. The Apocalyptic Genre
• 2. The Early Enoch Literature
• 3. Daniel
• 4. Related Genres: Oracles and Testaments
• 5. The Dead Sea Scrolls
• 6. The Similitudes of Enoch
• 7. After the Fall: 4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, and the Apocalypse of Abraham
• 8. Apocalyptic Literature from the Diaspora in the Roman Period
• 9. Apocalypticism in Early Christianity
• Epilogue

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