The Cambridge Companion to Apocalyptic Literature

Book Overview

Jewish and Christian apocalypses have captivated theologians, writers, artists, and the general public for centuries, and have had a profound influence on world history from their initial production by persecuted Jews during the second century BCE, to the birth of Christianity - through the demise of the Western Roman Empire and the medieval period, and continuing into modernity. Far from being an outlier concern, or an academic one that may be relegated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108436897
• ISBN13: 9781108436892
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"