Dreams, visions, imaginations : Jewish, Christian and Gnostic views of the world to come

Resource Information

The work Dreams, visions, imaginations : Jewish, Christian and Gnostic views of the world to come represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Union Presbyterian Seminary Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Dreams, visions, imaginations : Jewish, Christian and Gnostic views of the world to come

Title remainder

Jewish, Christian and Gnostic views of the world to come

Statement of responsibility

edited by Jens Schröter, Tobias Nicklas and Armand Puig i Tàrrech ; in collaboration with Konrad Schwarz

Title variation

Jewish, Christian and Gnostic views of the world to come

Contributor

• Nicklas, Tobias, 1967-
• Schröter, Jens, 1961-
• Puig i Tàrrech, Armand, 1953-

Editor

• Nicklas, Tobias, 1967-
• Puig i Tàrrech, Armand, 1953-
• Schröter, Jens, 1961-

Subject

• Apocalyptic literature

Language

eng

Summary

"The contributions in this volume are focused on the historical origins, religious provenance, and social function of ancient Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature, including so-called 'Gnostic' writings. Although it is disputed whether there was a genre of 'apocalyptic literature,' it is obvious that numerous texts from ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and other religious milieus share a specific view of history and the world to come. Many of these writings are presented in form of a heavenly (divine) revelation, mediated through an otherworldly figure (like an angel) to an elected human being who discloses this revelation to his recipients in written form. In different strands of early Judaism, ancient Christianity as well as in Gnosticism, Manichaeism, and Islam, apocalyptic writings played an important role from early on and were produced also in later centuries. One of the most characteristic features of these texts is their specific interpretation of history, based on the knowledge about the upper, divine realm and the world to come."

Member of

• Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, Beiheft 247.

Assigning source

--Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

OHX

Dewey number

220.046

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

BS646

LC item number

.D74 2021

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche,

Series volume

volume 247