Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 339 pages)
ISBN:
9780300235630
,
0300235631
Series Statement:
The Anchor Yale Bible reference library
Content:
Prevailing theories of apocalypticism assert that in a world that rebels against God, a cataclysmic battle between good and evil is needed to reassert God's dominion. Emma Wasserman, a rising scholar of early Christian history, challenges this interpretation and reframes Paul's apocalyptic texts as myths about politics in the world of divinity. Wasserman argues that the most dominant historical-critical theories about Christian apocalypticism are ahistorical and tend to work with apologetic formulations of Christ's victory and the uniqueness of Christianity. Assessing Paul's claims about immanent war, divine enemies, and the transformation that will accompany Christ's return, Wasserman sees him as envisioning a single, righteously ruled cosmic kingdom, the true nature of which will soon be revealed to all. A major scholarly contribution that ranges across Mediterranean and West Asian religious thought, this volume has broad implications for understanding Paul's myth of heroic submission as well as his most distinctive ethical teachings
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- 1. Creation, battle, and cosmic intrigue -- 2. Assemblies, councils, and ranks of divinity -- 3. Conflict, competition, and Paul's "principalities and powers" reconsidered -- 4. Idols and other gods in Corinthians, Galatians, and Romans -- 5. Victimization, alienation, and privilege among the Christ-elect -- Conclusion: apocalypse as holy war -- Notes -- Bibliography -- General index -- Index of ancient sources.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0300204027
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780300204025
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Wasserman, Emma Apocalypse as holy war New Haven : Yale University Press, [2018] ISBN 0300204027
Language:
English
Author information:
Wasserman, Emma 1975-
