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Pages: 184
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1993-08-19 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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This is a study of the ancient Jewish and Christian apocalypses involving ascent into heaven, which have received little scholarly attention in comparison to ap
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-11 - Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press

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From the ancient Book of the Dead to Dante's Divine Comedy, the living have attempted to describe the world of the dead. Tours of Hell focuses on one form of th
The Heavenly Book Motif in Judeo-Christian Apocalypses 200 BCE-200 CE
Language: en
Pages: 247
Authors: Leslie Baynes
Categories: Religion
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The first full-length analysis of the heavenly book motif in English, this study highlights a vital element of early Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature
The Apocalypse of Abraham
Language: en
Pages: 176
Authors: George Herbert Box
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The Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition and the Shaping of New Testament Thought
Language: en
Pages: 393
Authors: Benjamin E. Reynolds
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-01 - Publisher: Fortress Press

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The contemporary study of Jewish apocalypticism today recognizes the wealth and diversity of ancient traditions concerned with the “unveiling” of heavenly m