"The contemporary fascination with the end of the world and of life as we know it would not have surprised our counterparts a millennium ago; only the fact that such an end has not yet occurred. Current visions of the apocalypse encompass climate change, terrorism, antibiotic-re…
"The contemporary fascination with the end of the world and of life as we know it would not have surprised our counterparts a millennium ago; only the fact that such an end has not yet occurred. Current visions of the apocalypse encompass climate change, terrorism, antibiotic-re…
"The contemporary fascination with the end of the world and of life as we know it would not have surprised our counterparts a millennium ago; only the fact that such an end has not yet occurred. Current visions of the apocalypse encompass climate change, terrorism, antibiotic-re…
"The contemporary fascination with the end of the world and of life as we know it would not have surprised our counterparts a millennium ago; only the fact that such an end has not yet occurred. Current visions of the apocalypse encompass climate change, terrorism, antibiotic-re…
The dissertation "The Genres of the Dead Sea Scroll" investigates the various literary forms that are contained within the War Scroll, 1QM. This investigation seeks to determine the dependence of the War Scroll on the biblical text, the date, origin, and history of the scroll, t…
The Christian interpretation that the Church replaced the Jerusalem Temple in theological supercession is reexamined in light of the literary motif of Temple desecration and restoration in the eschatological context. As a motif within the eschatological Jerusalem tradition the h…
Recent scholarship has demonstrated that Matthew's gospel has significantly developed both sapiential and apocalyptic elements within its narrative. Little attention has been paid, however, to the question of how these two features of Matthew's gospel might relate to one another…
Ideological point of view used as a hermeneutical tool makes interpretation of the book of Revelation clearer, more precise, and more logical than other interpretive approaches. This is made evident as ideological point of view more clearly identifies the book of Revelation as a…
"In times of crises, be it about climate change, the pandemic corona virus, or democratic struggles, there is an unwaning interest worldwide in the end of times and related themes such as apocalypticism, messianism, and utopianism. This concerns scholarship and society alike, an…
"In times of crises, be it about climate change, the pandemic corona virus, or democratic struggles, there is an unwaning interest worldwide in the end of times and related themes such as apocalypticism, messianism, and utopianism. This concerns scholarship and society alike, an…
"Gog and Magog originate in the Bible and Quran, where they feature as savage tribes, threatening a settled people. They are held back by an iron wall built to protect the civilized lands by a figure who has been identified in the Islamic tradition as Alexander the Great. The st…
"A rich collection of essays exploring the meaning of 'apocalyptic' in the New Testament, by a variety of important scholars in the field."--Bloomsbury Publishing A rich collection of essays exploring the meaning of 'apocalyptic' in the New Testament, by a variety of important …
"A rich collection of essays exploring the meaning of 'apocalyptic' in the New Testament, by a variety of important scholars in the field."--Bloomsbury Publishing