Himmelfarb, Martha.

The Apocalypse : A Brief History. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (190 pages) - New York Academy of Sciences Series . - New York Academy of Sciences Series .

Intro -- The Apocalypse -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- 1 Revelation in the Age of the Torah -- 2 The Book of the Watchers and Ascent to Heaven -- 3 The Book of Daniel and the Kingdom of the Holy Ones -- 4 The Heavenly Messiah -- 5 The Heavenly Temple, the Fate of Souls after Death, and Cosmology -- 6 Tours of Paradise and Hell and the Hekhalot Texts -- 7 Eschatology in the Byzantine Empire -- 8 Apocalyptic Movements in the Modern Era -- Further Reading -- Index.

9781444318227


Apocalyptic literature-History and criticism.
Literature-History and criticism.


Electronic books.

BL501 .H55 2010