Divine disclosure : an introduction to Jewish apocalyptic / D.S. Russell.
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Fortress Press,
℗♭1992.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction:
- 1. The re-birth of apocalyptic study
- 2. Reasons for this re-birth of interest
- Availability of new texts
- Recognition of its importance for theological study
- Its affinity with today's world.
- I. The literature: Identification and definition
- 1. Books and more books
- A spate of books
- The 'outside books': apocrypha and pseudepigrapha
- Types of literature
- The Dead Sea Scrolls
- 2. Apocalyptic and apocalyptic literature
- Derivation
- Identification
- Methodology
- 3. A question of definition
- A confusing situation
- The listing method
- A literary phenomenon
- A three-fold division
- A theological concept
- Apocalypse: An attempted definition
- Conclusion.
- II. Apocalyptic: Its birth and growth
- 1. Apocalyptic and its historical background
- 'Tracts for the time'
- Hellenistic culture and Jewish hope
- Antiochus IV and the Book of Daniel
- Hasmoneans and Romans
- 2. The roots of apocalyptic
- Apocalyptic and prophecy
- Apocalyptic and wisdom
- Apocalyptic and scribalism
- Apocalyptic and the priesthood
- Apocalyptic and culture
- 3. The birth and growth of apocalyptic
- Coventicles in Israel
- Two rival factions
- Groups and parties: 'the wise' and the Hasidim
- 4. Its 'popularity'
- III. Apocalyptic groups and Apocalyptic books
- 1. Apocalyptic groups
- 2. I Enoch (Ethiopic Book of Enoch)
- A popular book
- A composite work
- A lost tradition
- 3. The Book of Daniel
- The name
- A Daniel tradition?
- The book
- 4. The Book of Jubilees
- Its nature and origin
- Its teaching
- 5. Other apocalyptic books
- The Testament of Moses
- The Testament of Levi 2-5
- II Enoch (Slavonic Book of Enoch)
- The Treatise of Shem
- The Apocalypse of Abraham
- The Testament of Abraham
- The Apocalypse of Zephaniah
- IV Ezra (II Esdras)
- II Baruch (Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch)
- IV. Revelation: Its reception and expression
- 1. Inspiration and revelation
- Voice of prophecy dumb
- Revelation through Torah
- A new revelation: apocalyptic and Torah
- A new revelation: apocalyptic and prophecy
- 2. Methods and modes of revelation
- Pseudonymous authorship
- Symbolic in language
- 3. Media of revelation
- Dream-visions
- Otherworldly journeys
- Mediation of angels
- Secret books
- Meditation on scripture.
- V. Divine secrets revealed
- 1. Cosmology
- The created world
- The throne of God
- 2. History
- The God of history
- The unity of history
- 'Predicting' the past
- History systematized and predetermined
- 3. Eschatology
- The future hope
- The 'messianic woes'
- Participation in the Kingdom
- The transcendence of death
- The nature of survival
- Resurrection
- The Final Judgment.
- VI. Dualism and Apocalyptic
- 1. Worlds apart
- Two worlds
- Two dimensions
- Two ages
- 2. Cosmic dualism
- The 'fall' of the angels
- In battle array
- 3. Ethical dualism
- Two ways
- Two spirits.
- VII. Messiah and 'Son of Man'
- 1. Expectation and speculation
- As king and priest
- Two eschatological prophets
- The Messiah in heaven
- 2. Messiah and 'son of man'
- The expression 'son of man'
- In Daniel 7:13
- Later messianic interpretation.
- VIII. Apocalyptic interpretation: A Christian perspective
- 1. In the New Testament
- The framework of apocalyptic
- The transformation of apocalyptic
- 2. Criteria of interpretation
- The integrity of the texts
- Prediction, not static but dynamic
- The test of scripture
- 3. The message of apocalyptic
- God is in control
- The Kingdom will come.