Himmelfarb, Martha, 1952-
The apocalypse : a brief history / Martha Himmelfarb. - Chichester ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010. - x, 178 p. ; 23 cm. - Blackwell brief histories of religion series . - Blackwell brief histories of religion series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781405113465 (hbk.) 9781405113472 (pbk.)
Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
220.046 / HIM 2010
The apocalypse : a brief history / Martha Himmelfarb. - Chichester ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010. - x, 178 p. ; 23 cm. - Blackwell brief histories of religion series . - Blackwell brief histories of religion series .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9781405113465 (hbk.) 9781405113472 (pbk.)
Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.
220.046 / HIM 2010