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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Apocalyptic Literature"”.
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Future tense : an analysis of science fiction as secular apocalyptic literature
Religious apocalyptic literature appears to have been written in response to a situation of crisis in which the believers found themselves. It is the catalyst which provided the energy which the society needed in order to withstand that crisis, and it did this by radically inverting the dimensions …
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The Imagined After: Re-Positioning Social Memory Through Twentieth-Century Post-Apocalyptic Literature and Film
… the past to the extent they once did. Post-apocalyptic literature and film intervene by addressing the heightened anxiety people feel regarding the changing experience of memory. This project examines how such unique narrative provide the necessary spaces through which to better understand …
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Dominion Shifts in Biblical Apocalyptic Literature: a Narrative Reading of Daniel 7 and Revelation 12-14 Vis-À-Vis Genesis 1-3
<p>Problem</p> <p>Studies on the biblical apocalyptic visions of Daniel 7 and Revelation 12–14 have generally focused on potential extra-biblical sources. Little attention has been given to their canonical background and even less is available when it refers to their relationship to the creation …
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Locust Imagery and the Problem of Genre in the Book of Joel
… classify Joel as either prophetic, proto-apocalyptic, or apocalyptic literature based on different approaches to the text. This thesis will argue that Joel should be seen as part of the body of prophetic literature based on the usage of locust imagery within the text. The thesis begins by …
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In heaven as it is on earth : the development of the interpreting angel motif in biblical literature of the neo-Babylonian, Persian and early Hellenistic periods.
… visions is a major feature of late prophetic and apocalyptic literature, yet the development of this literary motif has remained largely unexplored within biblical scholarship. This study fills this gap in scholarship by tracing the development of the interpreting angel motif from its first …
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The Signs of the Parousia: a Diachronic and Comparative Study of the Apocalyptic Vocabulary of Matthew 24:27-31
… continuity and discontinuity in the use of the apocalyptic vocabulary in Matt 24:27-31 with that of the apocalyptic literature by tracing its possible literary allusions or parallels.</p> <p>Chapter 1 states the problems concerning Matt 24:27-31, as well as the purpose and limitation of the …
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Unveiling wisdom: a literary and theological study of wisdom traditions in the Book of Revelation
… have noted the use of wisdom language in apocalyptic writings such as 1 Enoch and 4 Ezra, this thesis focuses on its use in the Book of Revelation. Chapter 1 introduces the topic, and surveys questions concerning the relationship between apocalyptic and wisdom literature in dialogue with …
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The Apocalypticism of Hesiod, Plato, & Virgil: Expanding the Boundaries for Christian Apocalyptic Intertexts
… of Greco-Roman influences upon early Christian apocalypticism, thus laying a foundation for new intertextual studies. On the other hand, this study bridges apocalypticism research towards certain Greek and Latin authors, thereby creating new pathways of investigation for classicists. To achieve …
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Who is the "God of this age" in 2 Corinthians 4:4?
… 4:4 is unique in that it is not found in Greek literature preceding the writings of Paul. The majority of English versions of the Bible render the noun … using the lower case 'g' ("god"), but some are explicit, translating as "devil" and "Satan". Most modern commentaries on 2 Corinthians explain …
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Israel's salvation: The meaning of "all Israel" in Romans 11:26
… "all Israel" in the Old Testament, early Jewish literature, and the New Testament. It refers to the covenant people of God in the Old Testament. It does not necessarily include everyone in Israel. In early Jewish apocalyptic literature, the phrase "all Israel" often refers to the faithful …
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The Interpretation of the Lord's Prayer, Q 11:2b-4, in the Formative Stratum of Q According to the Literary and Cultural Perspectives Afforded by the Affixed Aphorisms, Q 11:9-10, 11-13
… Jewish prophetic, Jewish intertestamental apocalyptic literature, and/or Christian eschatological pronouncements. However, recent scholarship on the Q Prayer Instruction (Q 11:2b-4, 9-13) has shown that the attached aphoristic commentary (Q 11:9-13) provides both interpretative guidelines …
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Isaac Newton as a Prophetic Interpreter
… dedicated to the science of decoding biblical apocalyptic writings. To understand and appreciate Newton's prophetic scheme, it will be advantagous to have a certain grasp of what sources and ideas might have influenced him. No comprehensive study before this one has helped us see Newton from …
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Nadir : a graphic interpretation of dispossession and aspects of conflict
… a brief outline of the historical tradition of apocalyptic literature and its relevance to our times, as well as a discussion of some of the literary texts to which I have referred. All the visual source material for my prints was derived from my own photographs. As a result, I have not looked …
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The Revenant Signifier: The Zombie in Comics and Cinema
… of several media – comics, television, film, and literature. The medium of comics is examined in detail as it has evolved through the influence of the zombie just as the zombie has been reshaped by each new representation. <br/>In contemporary horror comics, The Walking Dead series is not just …
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Entropy in Two American Road Narratives
… Tanner's book City of Words analyzes American literature from 1950-1970; in the chapter entitled "Everything Running Down" the theme of entropy, the second law of thermodynamics, is explored and revealed to be a common motif within many works of American literature. Tanner's analysis does not …
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The Postapocalyptic American Frontier: Uncanny Historicism in the Nineteenth Century
… hitherto unrecognized thread of speculative postapocalyptic fantasies underlying nineteenth-century accounts of the American frontier. Many critics have exposed the latent imperialism behind popular myths of primeval wilderness and virgin land; bringing together fictional tales, travel writings, …
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Funneling chaos: Interiority in the landscapes of dystopian fiction
… serves as a crucial narrative tool in dystopian literature, enabling readers to connect with protagonists and interpret their worlds. Through an analysis of Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Divergent by Veronica Roth, and The Stand by Stephen King, this study examines how interiority is …