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The apocalypse : a brief history / Martha Himmelfarb.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Himmelfarb, Martha, 1952-
- Series:
- Blackwell brief histories of religion
- Blackwell brief histories of religion series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
- Apocalyptic literature.
- Physical Description:
- x, 178 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- Contents:
- Revelation in the age of the Torah
- The book of the watchers and ascent to heaven
- The book of Daniel and the kingdom of the holy ones
- The heavenly Messiah
- The heavenly temple, the fate of souls after death, and cosmology
- Tours of paradise and hell and the Hekhalot texts
- Eschatology in the Byzantine Empire
- Apocalyptic movements in the modern era.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781405113465
- 1405113464
- 9781405113472
- 1405113472
- OCLC:
- 429634731
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