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The fully apocalyptic visions in Daniel 7–12, as well as those in the New Testament's Revelation, can trace their roots to the pre-exilic latter biblical prophets; the sixth century BCE prophets Ezekiel, Isaiah 40–55 and 56–66, Haggai 2, and Zechariah 1–8 show a transition phase between prophecy and apocalyptic literature. [9]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The Last Judgment by painter Hans Memling. In Christian belief, the Last Judgement is an apocalyptic event where God makes a final ...
Beniamin Zakhary has recently shown that the structure of the reading the Book of Revelation within the Coptic rite of Apocalypse Night (this is the only biblical reading in the Coptic church with a dialogue in it, where the reader stops many times and the people respond; additionally the entire book is read in a liturgical setting that ...
The sole clear case in the Jewish Bible (Old Testament) is chapters 7–12 of the Book of Daniel, but there are many examples from non-canonical Jewish works; [12] the Book of Revelation is the only apocalypse in the New Testament, but passages reflecting the genre are to be found in the gospels and in nearly all the genuine Pauline epistles. [13]
Origen (d. 254) did not write a commentary on the Apocalypse, but his hermeneutical principles left a strong mark on the exegesis of this book, especially in the East. [2] He believed that biblical texts contained both somatic (literal) and allegorical meanings, with the latter being of greater value.
3 (Greek Apocalypse of) Baruch (Christian utilizing Jewish sources, c. 1st–2nd cent. AD) Apocalypse of Abraham (Jewish primarily, c. 70–150 AD) Apocalypse of Adam (Gnostic derived from Jewish sources from c. the 1st cent. AD) Apocalypse of Elijah (both Jewish and Christian, c. 150–275 AD) Apocalypse of Daniel (present form c. 9th cent. AD ...
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The Illustrated Beatus: A Corpus of the Illustrations of the Commentary on the Apocalypse, Volume 1, Introduction. London: Harvey Miller Publishers, 1994. London: Harvey Miller Publishers, 1994. Papadaki-Oekland, Stella, "Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts of the Book of Job" , ISBN 2-503-53232-2 , [7]