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1st ed. (1984)

3rd ed. (2016)

The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature is a book by John J. Collins--the 2nd edition of The Apocalyptic Imagination (1984 Collins), book.

Abstract

"This second edition of John J. Collins's widely praised study of Jewish apocalyptic literature represents a complete updating and rewriting of the original work. Especially noteworthy is the chapter on the Dead Sea Scrolls, which now takes into account all of the recently published texts. Other chapters discuss apocalypse as a literary genre, explore the phenomenon and function of apocalypticism in the ancient world, study a wide range of individual apocalyptic texts, and examine the apocalyptic character of early Christianity."--Publisher description.

"Apocalyptic literature evokes an imaginative world that is set in deliberate counterpoint to the experiential world of the present. Apocalypticism thrives especially in times of crisis, and it functions by offering a resolution of the relevant crisis, not in practical terms but in terms of imagination and faith. The Apocalyptic Imagination by John Collins is one of the most widely praised studies of Jewish apocalyptic literature ever written. And this second edition of Collins's study represents a complete updating and rewriting of the original work. Especially noteworthy is the chapter on the Dead Sea Scrolls, which now takes into account all of the recently published texts. Other chapters discuss apocalypse as a literary genre, explore the phenomenon and function of apocalypticism in the ancient world, study a wide range of individual apocalyptic texts, and examine the apocalyptic character of early Christianity."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998.

• The Apocalyptic Imagination, 3rd ed. (2016 @1984 Collins), book

Translations

• Muksi munhakjeok sangsangreok (2006 Collins / Park), book (Korean ed.)

Table of contents

• 1. The Apocalyptic Genre
• 2. The Early Enoch Literature
• 3. Daniel
• 4. Related Genres: Oracles and Testaments
• 5. Qumran
• 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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