The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature

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.

After an initial overview of things apocalyptic, Collins proceeds to deal with individual apocalyptic texts -- the early Enoch literature, the book of Daniel, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and others -- concluding with an examination of apocalypticism in early Christianity. Collins has updated this third edition throughout to account for the recent profusion of studies germane to ancient Jewish apocalypticism, and he has also substantially revised and updated the bibliography.

Author: John J. Collins
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 06/06/2016
Pages: 456
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780802872791
ISBN10: 0802872794
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation | Old Testament

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 QumranCommunity; and The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism.