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| Title: The Jewish Apocalyptic Heritage in Early Christianity Secondary Title: "CRI 3,4" Type: Generic Year: 1996 Abstract: "This work is a collection of five essays treating various aspects of Jewish apocalyptic as it influenced Christianity in the first three or four centuries C.E. In the first essay, which serves as a general introduction to the book as a whole, A. surveys early Christian perceptions of Jewish apocalypses, along with their function, authority, and survival in the early church. V. then discusses the use and influence of the Enoch literature in the early church, with particular attention to early Christian uses of the fallen angel motif and to eschatological understandings of the role of Enoch. Theodore A. Bergren deals with identifiably Christian influence on the transmission history of 4-6 Ezra, while David Frankfurter treats the use of Jewish apocalypses among sectarian Christian groups in Asia Minor and Egypt. A final essay by A. explores Christian use and adaption of Jewish apocalyptic chronologies, especially in connection with Daniel's prophecy of the sevenly weeks (Dan 9:24-27). The book includes a cumultative bibliography (pp. 242-58) and various indexes. - R. A. T." Keywords: ewish and Christian Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, Apocalyptic |