The Continuum History of Apocalypticism

by McGinn, Bernard; Collins, John J.; Stein, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780826415202
• ISBN10: 0826415202
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

"Apocalypticism has been the source of hope and courage for the oppressed, but has also given rise, on many occasions, to fanaticism and intolerance. The essays in this volume seek neither to apologize for the extravagance of apocalyptic thinkers nor to excuse the perverse actions of some of their followers. Rather, they strive to understand a powerful, perhaps even indispensable, element in the history of Western religions that has been the source of both good and evil, and still is yet today."The Editors The Continuum History of Apocalypticism is a 1-volume, select edition of the 3-vol. Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism first published in 1998. The main historical surveys that provided the spine of the Encyclopedia have been retained, while essays of a thematic nature, and a few whose subject matter is not central to the historical development, have been omitted. The work begins with 8 articles on "The Origins of Apocalypticism in the Ancient World," extending from ancient Near Eastern myth through the Old Testament to the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jesus, Paul, and the Book of Revelation. Next are 7 articles on "Apocalyptic Traditions from Late Antiquity to ca. 1800 C.E.," including early Christian theology, radical movements in the Middle Ages, and both Jewish and Islamic apocalypticism in the classic period. The final section, "Apocalypticism in the Modern Age," includes 10 articles on apocalypticism in the Americas, in Western and Eastern Europe, and, finally, in modern Judaism and modern Islam.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
PART 1 THE ORIGINS OF APOCALYPTICISM IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
1. The Roots of Apocalypticism in Near Eastern Myth
Richard J. Clifford, S.J.	3	(27)
2. Persian Apocalypticism
Anders Hultgard	30	(34)
3. From Prophecy to Apocalypticism: The Expectation of the End
John J. Collins	64	(25)
4. Apocalypticism in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Florentino Garcia Martinez	89	(23)
5. Messianism and Apocalypticism
James C. VanderKam	112	(27)
6. The Eschatology of Jesus
Dale C. Allison Jr.	139	(27)
7. Paul and Apocalyptic Eschatology
M.C. de Boer	166	(29)
8. The Book of Revelation
Adela Yarbro Collins	195	(26)
PART 2 APOCALYPTIC TRADITIONS FROM LATE ANTIQUITY TO CA 1800 C.E.
9. Apocalypticism in Early Christian Theology
Brian E. Daley, S.J.	221	(33)
10. Byzantine Apocalypses
David Olster	254	(19)
11. Apocalypticism and Church Reform, 1100-1500
Bernard McGinn	273	(26)
12. Radical Apocalyptic Movements in the Late Middle Ages
Gian Luca Potestà	299	(24)
13. Images of Hope and Despair; Western Apocalypticism ca. 1500-1800
Robin Barnes	323	(31)
14. Jewish Apocalypticism, 670-1670
Moske Idel	354	(26)
15. Islamic Apocalypticism in the Classic Period
Saïd Amir Arjomand	380	(37)
PART 3 APOCALYPTICISM IN THE MODERN AGE
16. Apocalypticism in Central and South American Colonialism
Alain Milhou	417	(24)
17. Apocalypticism in Colonial North America
Reiner Smolinski	441	(26)
18. Apocalypticism in Mainstream Protestantism, 1800 to the Present
James H. Moorhead	467	(26)
19. Apocalypticism Outside the Mainstream in the United States
Stephen J. Stein	493	(23)
20. The Growth of Fundamentalist Apocalyptic in the United States
Paul Boyer	516	(29)
21. Apocalyptic Movements in Latin America in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Robert M. Levine	545	(18)
22. The Messianism of Success in Contemporary Judaism
Aviezer Ravitzky	563	(19)
23. The Resurgence of Apocalyptic in Modern Islam
Abbas Amanat	582	(25)
24. Apocalypticism in Modern Western Europe
Sandra L. Zimdars-Swartz and Paul F. Zimdars-Swartz	607	(21)
25. Apocalypticism in Eastern Europe
J. Eugene Clay	628	(21)
Index of Ancient Sources	649	(12)
Index of Names	661