Author : Leslie Baynes
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004207260
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Heavenly Book Motif in Judeo-Christian Apocalypses 200 BCE-200 CE by : Leslie Baynes
Download or read book The Heavenly Book Motif in Judeo-Christian Apocalypses 200 BCE-200 CE written by Leslie Baynes and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Through multiple intertextual readings, it demonstrates that for the ancients heavenly writing had life or death consequences.