| Ultimate Things: An Introduction to Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature Contributor(s): Carey, Greg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0827238037 ISBN-13: 9780827238039 Publisher: Chalice Press OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: Carey presents an introduction to the elements of apocalyptic discourse in the Hebrew Bible, the intertestamental texts of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and the Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts. He seeks to help modern readers perplexed by the rampant and somewhat outrageous depiction and interpretation of apocalyptic literature to see apocalyptic discourse as a flexible set of resources that early Jews and Christians could employ for a variety of persuasive tasks. Examining each of the literary works that exhibit apocalyptic discourse, Carey briefly introduces the date and language of each text and shows its basic contents. He examines the particular topics and purposes of the work and concludes by showing a way to read particular examples of apocalyptic discourse as a whole in its own setting with its own purposes. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Eschatology |
| Dewey: 220.046 |
| LCCN: 2005003649 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.11" W x 9.04" (1.09 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: Carey presents an introduction to the elements of apocalyptic discourse in the Hebrew Bible, the intertestamental texts of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and the Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts. He seeks to help modern readers perplexed by the rampant and somewhat outrageous depiction and interpretation of apocalyptic literature to see apocalyptic discourse as a flexible set of resources that early Jews and Christians could employ for a variety of persuasive tasks. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carey, Greg: - Greg Carey is professor of New Testament at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He co edited Vision and Persuasion: Rhetorical Dimensions of Apocalyptic Discourse from Chalice Press and has written Elusive Apocalypse: Reading Authority in the Revelation to John from Mercer University Press. |
