The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature - Softcover

Collins, John J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802872794 ISBN 13: 9780802872791

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2016

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. Collins begins by surveying the history of apocalyptic studies, then proceeds to deal with individual apocalyptic texts the early Enochic literature, the book of Daniel, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and others and concludes with an examination of apocalypticism in early Christianity. In this third edition Collins has updated information throughout to account for the profusion of studies germane to ancient Jewish apocalypticism since the second edition (1998), including the three-volume Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism and the now fully published Dead Sea Scrolls. The bibliography has also been substantially revised and updated. The Apocalyptic Imagination in this third edition will continue to serve students and scholars of Jewish apocalypticism for many years to come. The book provides important information about an important yet little known corpus of material. It is a valuable resource. The Bible Today|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. Collins begins by surveying the history of apocalyptic studies, then proceeds to deal with individual apocalyptic texts the early Enochic literature, the book of Daniel, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and others and concludes with an examination of apocalypticism in early Christianity. In this third edition Collins has updated information throughout to account for the profusion of studies germane to ancient Jewish apocalypticism since the second edition (1998), including the three-volume Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism and the now fully published Dead Sea Scrolls. The bibliography has also been substantially revised and updated. The Apocalyptic Imagination in this third edition will continue to serve students and scholars of Jewish apocalypticism for many years to come. The book provides important information about an important yet little known corpus of material. It is a valuable resource. The Bible Today

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PRAISE FOR EARLIER EDITIONS
"Journal of the American Academy of Religion"
"A very useful guide to the Jewish apocalypses and related literature. . . . One will not find a better or more up-to-date survey of this material, which expresses a way of thinking that was so influential on formative Christianity, than in Collins's book."
"The Bible Today"
"The book provides important information about an important yet little known corpus of material. It is a valuable resource."
"Dead Sea Discoveries"
"For those wanting what the cover promises an introduction to Jewish apocalyptic literature there is no book that could provide a better survey for students, or for scholars who are venturing outside their field of expertise.""

Exegetical Tools
"An enduring source for proper understanding of apocalyptic literature."

PRAISE FOR EARLIER EDITIONS

Journal of the American Academy of Religion
"A very useful guide to the Jewish apocalypses and related literature. . . . One will not find a better or more up-to-date survey of this material, which expresses a way of thinking that was so influential on formative Christianity, than in Collins's book."

The Bible Today
"The book provides important information about an important yet little known corpus of material. It is a valuable resource."

Dead Sea Discoveries
"For those wanting what the cover promises -- an introduction to Jewish apocalyptic literature -- there is no book that could provide a better survey for students, or for scholars who are venturing outside their field of expertise."

About the Author:

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School and has served as president of both the Society of Biblical Literature and the Catholic Biblical Association. His many other books include Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy; Beyond the Qumran Community; and The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0802872794
• ISBN 13: 9780802872791
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 456