Cook, Stephen L.

The Apocalyptic Literature / Stephen L. Cook - Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, 2003 - 233 p. ; 23 cm. - Interpreting Biblical Texts .

Encountering apocalyptic worlds -- The danger of domesticating the apocalyptic texts -- A new search for the literal sense of apocalyptic texts -- The social worlds behind the apocalyptic literature -- Reading the apocalyptic texts of the Bible -- Early apocalyptic texts among the prophetic books -- Book of Daniel -- Apocalypticism and the Jesus group -- Apocalyptic worlds and the early Christian churches -- The book of Revelation.

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Apocalyptic literature.

BS646 / .C659 2003