Prophecy and Apocalypticism
Post-exilic Social Setting
Published on 1. January 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-8006-2839-0 (ISBN)
Description
Did Israelite Jewish apocalyptic literature originate among alienated or disenfranchised groups? In this overview of apocalypticism in the Hebrew Bible, Stephen Cook contends that such thinking and writing stems from priestly groups that held power.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
376 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8006-2839-0 (9780800628390)
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Stephen L. Cook is Catherine N. McBurney Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at Virginia Theological Seminary and the author of a number of books in Hebrew Bible studies, including Prophecy and Apocalypticism (Fortress, 1995). He resides in Alexandria, Virginia.