Apocalypses in context :  apocalyptic currents through history / 
Kelly J. Murphy and Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler, editors. 
 - xv, 510 páginas :  ilustraciones ;  24 centímetros. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Apocalypticism in the ancient world. 1. Introduction--from before the Bible to beyond the Bible : apocalypses throughout history / Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler and Kelly J. Murphy -- 2. The first apocalypse (Daniel 7-12) : a story told backwards / Christopher B. Hays -- 3. "Proto-apocalyptic" constellations in the Bible and the ancient Near East : revelation, interpretation, combat, and judgment / Christopher B. Hays -- 4. Apocalyptic literature beyond the biblical canons : fallen angels, divine journeys, and the meaning of life / Jackie Wyse-Rhodes -- 5. Apocalyptic movements in early Judaism : dissonance and resistance / Robert Williamson Jr. and Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler -- 6. Apocalyptic currents in early Christianity : one-trick ponies? / Greg Carey -- 7. Paul--the apocalyptic apostle / Joshua W. Jipp -- 8. The beast or the lamb in the Apocalypse to John : will the real emperor please stand up? / Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler -- part II. Apocalypticism throughout the ages. 9. The transformation of the apocalyptic heritage in late antique Christianity / Karl Shuve -- 10. The decline of Second Temple Jewish apocalypticism and the rise of Rabbinic Judaism / Shayna Sheinfeld -- 11. The end of the world... again? : apocalypticism in medieval Christianity / Travis Ables -- 12. Apocalypse in Islam / Mohamed Mosaad Abdelaziz Mohamed -- 13. What kind of world is possible? : biblical apocalyptic literature and visual art / Brennan Breed -- part III. Apocalypticism in the contemporary world. 14. The last metamorphosis of labor : work, technology, and the end of the world / Michael J. Thate -- 15. What does modernity have to do with the New Jerusalem? : apocalypticism and modern European philosophy / Thomas Fabisiak -- 16. Revelatory film : apocalyptic themes in film and cinematic apocalypses / Matthew S. Rindge -- 17. The planet's apocalypse : the rhetoric of climate change / Ingrid Esther Lilly -- 18. Post-bankruptcy Detroit as apocalyptic sign of the times / James W. Perkinson -- 19. Apocalyptic America : buying the end time / Robert von Thaden Jr. -- 20. Space brothers and Mayan calendars : making sense of "doomsday cults" / Joseph P. Laycock -- 21. The end is (still) all around : the zombie and contemporary apocalyptic thought / Kelly J. Murphy. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1451496230 9781451496239 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Literatura apocalíptica--Historia y crítica.<br/>Apocalipsis en las películas.<br/>Literatura apocalíptica.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>220.046  / A6