The Jewish Apocalyptic Heritage in Early Christianity (1995 VanderKam/Adler), edited volume

The Jewish Apocalyptic Heritage in Early Christianity (1995) is a book edited by James C. VanderKam and William Adler.

Abstract

"The question of apocalyptic influence on Jesus and early Christianity is again strongly contested. The issues connected with this question include terminology, genre, historical reconstruction, sectarian self-definition, and many others. This book provides a fresh assessment of the nature and significance of early Christian appropriation of Jewish apocalyptic material."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1995. Reprinted in Assen, Netherlands: Van Gorcum, 1996.

Table of contents

• Preface

1. Introduction / William Adler

• Jewish Apocalypses in Christian Settings
• The Christian Use of the Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition
• Early Christian Perceptions of the Jewish Apocalypses
• Possible Functions of the Jewish Apocalypses in Early Christianity
• The Jewish Apocalypses and the Question of their Authority
• The Survival and "Christianization" of Older Jewish Apocalypses
• Apocalyptic Themes in Non-Apocalyptic Genres

2. 1 Enoch, Enochic Motifs, and Enoch in Early Christian Literature James C. VanderKam

• The Status of Enochic Literature in Early Christianity
• Early Christian Uses of the Enochic Angel Story
• The Person of Enoch in Early Christian Literature
• Conclusion

3. Christian Influence on the Transmission History of 4, 5, and 6 Ezra / Theodore A. Bergren

• The Transmission of 4 Ezra in Hebrew and in Greek
• Christian Influence in the Extant Tertiary Versions of 4 Ezra
• Christian Influence in the Latin Transmission History of 4, 5, and 6 Ezra

4. The Legacy of Jewish Apocalypses in Early Christianity: Early Trajectories / David Franfurter

• Introduction
• Apocalyptism in Asia Minor
• Egyptian Apocalyptism (1): Gnosis and Holy Books
• Egyptian Apocalyptism (2): Millenialist Groups and Holy Men
• Egyptian Apocalyptism: Conclusions

5. The Apocalyptic Survey of History Adapted by Christians: Daniel's Prophecy of 70 Weeks / William Adler

• Introduction
• Daniel's 70 Weeks and the "Apocalyptic View of History"
• The 70 Weeks of Years in Jewish Chronography of the Second Temple Period
• Josephus and the Crisis of the Jewish War
• The "70 Weeks" in Christian Exegesis
• The 70 Weeks and the Adaptation of a Jewish Exegetical Tradition
• Eusebius' Interpretation of Daniel's Vision
• The 70 Weeks and the Formation of a Christian View of Universal History

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