The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism: The Origins of Apocalypticism in Judaism and Christianity

by John J. Collins (Editor)

The core historical chapters have been extracted from the three-volume Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism (1998) to trace the development of the belief that God has revealed the imminent end of the ongoing struggle between good and evil in history. Contributors identified by institution but not field of study cover the three western monotheistic faiths—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam—from ancient times to the present. Only ancient sources and modern names are indexed. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Genres: Reference

3 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1998

About the author

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament at Yale Divinity School. A native of Ireland, he has a doctorate from Harvard University, and earlier taught at the University of Chicago, and the University of Notre Dame. He has published widely on the subjects of apocalypticism, wisdom, Hellenistic Judaism, and the Dead Sea Scrolls and served as president of both the Catholic Biblical Association and the Society of Biblical Literature.