The Open Heaven · A Study of Apocalyptic in Judaism and Early Christianity by Rowland, Christopher -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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The Open Heaven: A Study of Apocalyptic in Judaism and Early Christianity / Christopher Rowland

Contents Preface Abbreviations Introduction Part One What is Apocalyptic? 1. Knowledge of the Divine Mysteries through Revelation

Daniel and Revelation Apocalyptic Material in Judaism and Christianity

2. Apocalyptic and Eschatology

Apocalyptic and Rabbinic Eschatologies Transcendent Eschatology The Qumran War Scroll and the Synoptic Apocalypse

3. Apocalypse and Apocalyptic

The Apocalypse Types of Visions Apocalyptic Imagery Pseudepigraphy Summary

Part Two The Content of the Heavenly Mysteries 4. What is Above: the Mysteries of God, the Angels, and Astronomy

The Heavenly World The Development of an Exalted Angel in Apocalyptic Literature Man and the World Above: the Community and the Glory of Heaven in the Qumran Scrolls Astronomy

5. What is Below: Man and his World

Enoch's Journeys through the Universe The Lot of Man

6. What Had Happened Previously: the Interest in Past History in Apocalyptic

The History of Israel The Creation of the World

7. What is to Come

The Last Stages of the Present Age The Climax of History Messianic Belief The Son of Man

Part Three Towards an Understanding of the Origins of Apocalyptic and the Dates of the Apocalypses 8. A Survey of Recent Study on the Origins of Apocalyptic 9. An Attempt to Elucidate the Origins of Apocalyptic Visions

Excursus: Visionary Experience and Pseudonymity

10. Dating the Apocalypses Part Four The Esoteric Tradition in Early Rabbinic Judaism 11. The Meditation of Rabban Johanan Ben Zakkai and his Circle on the Chariot-Chapter 12. The Problems posed by the Esoteric Tradition in the Time of Rabbi Akiba

The Later Mystical Tradition Part Five Apocalyptic in Early Christianity

13. Reports of Visions in Early Christian Literature to AD 200

The Gospels The Acts of the Apostles The Pauline Letters Extra-Canonical Writings The Evidence of Montanist Visions and the Passio Perpetuae

14. Revelation

Date and Setting The Composition of the Book of Revelation The Message of Revelation

Conclusion Notes

Introduction Part One: What is Apocalyptic? Chapter 1 Knowledge of the Divine Mysteries through Revelation Chapter 2 Apocalyptic and Eschatology Chapter 3 Apocalypse and Apocalyptic Part Two: The Content of the Heavenly Mysteries Chapter 4 What is Above: the Mysteries of God, the Angels and Astronomy Chapter 5 What is Below: Man and his World Chapter 6 What had Happened Previously: The Interest in Past History in Apocalyptic Chapter 7 What is to Come Part Three: Towards an Understanding of the Origins of Apocalyptic and the Dates of the Apocalypses Chapter 8 A Survey of Recent Study on the Origins of Apocalyptic Chapter 9 An Attempt to Elucidate the Origins of Apocalyptic Visions Chapter 10 Dating the Apocalypses Part Four: The Esoteric Tradition in Early Rabbinic Judaism Chapter 11 The Meditation of Rabban Johanan Ben Zakkai and his Circle on the Chariot-Chapter Chapter 12 The Problems posed by the Esoteric Tradition in theTime of Rabbi Akiba Part Five: Apocalyptic in Early Christianity Chapter 13 Reports of Visions in Early Christian Literature to AD 200 Chapter 14 Revelation

Bibliography

Sources and Reference Works Secondary Literature

Indexes

Index of Ancient Sources

Old Testament Apocrypha Philo Josephus Jewish Pseudepigrapha Jewish Apocalyptic Literature Rabbinic Literature Targumim Dead Sea Scrolls Other Works New Testament Early Christian Literature Gnostic Texts

Index of Subjects Index of Authors

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