Author: VANDERKAM, JAMES C. and WILLIAM ADLER (eds.)
Title: The Jewish Apocalyptic Heritage in Early Christianity. (Compendia Rerum Iudaicarum ad Novum Testamentum Section 3, vol. 4).
Description: Assen, Van Gorcum, 1996. XII, 286 pp. Signature on flyleaf. Else fine. Hardcover. This volume contains five chapters which investigate the early Christian appropriations of Jewish apocalyptic material. An introductory chapter surveys ancient perceptions of the apocalyses as well as their function, authority, and survival in the early Church. The second chapter focuses on a specific tradition by exploring the status of the Enoch-literature, the use of the fallen-angel motif, and the identification of Enoch as an eschatological witness. Christian transmission of Jewish texts, a topic whose significance is more and more being recognized, is the subject of chapter three which analyzes what happend to 4,5 and 6 Ezra as they were copied and edited in Christian circles. Chapter four studies the early Christian appropriation and reinterpretation of Jewish apocalyptic chronologies, especially Daniel's vision of 70 weeks. The fifth and last chapter is devoted to the use and influence of Jewish apocalyptic traditions among Christian sectarian groups in Asia Minor and particularly in Egypt. ISBN: 9789023229131

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