The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature

Collins, John J.

ISBN 10: 0802872794 / ISBN 13: 9780802872791

Published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802872794
• ISBN 13: 9780802872791
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 1.45 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

 

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School and a recognized expert in early Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls. His many other works include The Apocalyptic Imagination, Beyond the Qumran Community, The Scepter and the Star, and (with Daniel C. Harlow) The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism.