origins of Christian apocalyptic expectation Holman, Charles L. creator text bibliography mau Peabody, MA Hendrickson Publishers c1996 1996 monographic eng

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xli, 181 p. ; pbk ; 22 cm. Early Christian writings share an understanding that believers live in the end-times. This leads to the common expectation, the common hope, that God would one day achieve final and ultimate victory in the coming of Jesus. This book traces the origins of this understanding in the Old Testament, in prophetic literature, in Jewish apocalyptic writings, and in the New Testament. The resulting map informs the church of today that still lives between the times. Pt. 1: The roots of New Testament eschatology : the Old Testament hope -- Emergence of expectation -- Expectation and the crisis of exile -- Pt. 2: Expectation and delay in Jewish apocalyptic writings -- Preliminary considerations -- Early Jewish apocalypses -- Apocalyptic ideas in other early writings -- Concluding thoughts on early Jewish apocalyptic eschatology -- Later Jewish apocalypses (after A.D. 70) -- Pt. 3: Expectation in New Testament apocalyptic writings -- 2 Thessalonians 2 : the "Pauline apocalypse" -- The Synoptic apocalypse -- Revelation -- Pt. 4: Conclusion and challenge for today -- Review and conclusions -- Some conclusions for faith and practice. Charles L. Holman. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Apocalyptic literature Eschatology Biblical teaching Second Advent Biblical teaching BS646 .H65 1996 236/.09/015 0943575745 (pbk.) 96010722 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hend021/96010722.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0706/96010722-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hend021/96010722.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0706/96010722-b.html DLC 960216 20151030182940.0 4943071