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Christianity: Faith, Scripture and Tradition

The Apocalyptic Imagination

by John J. Collins

A standard introduction to Jewish apocalyptic literature, from Daniel and 1 Enoch to the Dead Sea Scrolls and later apocalypses. Collins defines the genre and provides the background against which the Book of Revelation is read.

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