John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale University. He previously taught at the University of Chicago and at Notre Dame. His books include The Apocalyptic Imagination (1998), The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism (co-editor; 1998) and The Oxford Handbook of the Dead Sea Scrolls (co-editor, with Timothy Lim, 2010).

This handbook will be a vital resource for all those working on Jewish and Christian apocalyptic writings... The essays exemplify the emerging understanding of the term 'apocalyptic' as a descriptor of a broad phenomenon (or set of related phenomena) that includes literary, religious, social, cultural, political, and environmental dimensions in both ancient and modern settings. A significant benefit of this broader inquiry is the attention given by several essays to the modern legacies and manifestations of apocalypticism.

• Contributors ; Preface ; 1. What is Apocalyptic Literature? - John J. Collins ; Part I. The Literary and Phenomenological Context ; 2. Apocalyptic Prophecy - Stephen L. Cook ; 3. The Inheritance of Prophecy in Apocalypse - Hindy Najman ; 4. Wisdom and Apocalypticism - Matthew Goff ; 5. Scriptural Interpretation in Early Jewish Apocalypses - Alex P. Jassen ; 6. Apocalyptic Literature and the Study of Early Jewish Mysticism - Ra'anan Boustan and Patrick G. McCullough ; 7. Dreams and Visions in Early Jewish and Early Christian Apocalypses and Apocalypticism - Frances Flannery ; Part II. The Social Function of Apocalyptic Literature ; 8. Social-Scientific Approaches to Apocalyptic Literature - Philip F. Esler ; 9. Jewish Apocalyptic Literature as Resistance Literature - Anathea Portier-Young ; 10. Apocalypse and Empire - Stephen J. Friesen ; 11. A Postcolonial Reading of Apocalyptic Literature - Daniel L. Smith-Christopher ; Part III. Literary Features of Apocalyptic Literature ; 12. The Rhetoric of Jewish Apocalyptic Literature - Carol A. Newsom ; 13. Early Christian Apocalyptic Rhetoric - Greg Carey ; 14. Deconstructing Apocalyptic Literalist Allegory - Erin Runions ; Part IV. Apocalyptic Theology ; 15. Apocalyptic Determinism - Mladen Popovic ; 16. Apocalyptic Dualism - Jorg Frey ; 17. Apocalyptic Ethics and Behavior - Dale C. Allison, Jr. ; 18. Apocalypse and Torah in Ancient Judaism - Matthias Henze ; 19. Apocalypticism and Christian Origins - Adela Yarbro Collins ; 20. Descents to Hell and Ascents to Heaven in Apocalyptic Literature - Jan N. Bremmer ; 21. Apocalypses amongst Gnostics and Manichaeans - Dylan M. Burns ; 22. The Imagined World of the Apocalypses - Stefan Beyerle ; Part V. Apocalypse Now ; 23. Messianism as a Political Power in Contemporary Judaism -Motti Inbari ; 24. Apocalypticism and Radicalism - Christopher Rowland ; 25. Apocalypse and Violence - Catherine Wessinger ; 26. Apocalypticism in Contemporary Christianity - Amy Johnson Frykholm ; 27. Apocalypse and Trauma - Dereck Daschke ; 28. Apocalypticism and Popular Culture - Lorenzo DiTommaso ; Index

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale University. He previously taught at the University of Chicago and at Notre Dame. His books include The Apocalyptic Imagination (1998), The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism (co-editor; 1998) and The Oxford Handbook of the Dead Sea Scrolls (co-editor, with Timothy Lim, 2010).

This handbook will be a vital resource for all those working on Jewish and Christian apocalyptic writings... The essays exemplify the emerging understanding of the term 'apocalyptic' as a descriptor of a broad phenomenon (or set of related phenomena) that includes literary, religious, social, cultural, political, and environmental dimensions in both ancient and modern settings. A significant benefit of this broader inquiry is the attention given by several essays to the modern legacies and manifestations of apocalypticism.

• Contributors ; Preface ; 1. What is Apocalyptic Literature? - John J. Collins ; Part I. The Literary and Phenomenological Context ; 2. Apocalyptic Prophecy - Stephen L. Cook ; 3. The Inheritance of Prophecy in Apocalypse - Hindy Najman ; 4. Wisdom and Apocalypticism - Matthew Goff ; 5. Scriptural Interpretation in Early Jewish Apocalypses - Alex P. Jassen ; 6. Apocalyptic Literature and the Study of Early Jewish Mysticism - Ra'anan Boustan and Patrick G. McCullough ; 7. Dreams and Visions in Early Jewish and Early Christian Apocalypses and Apocalypticism - Frances Flannery ; Part II. The Social Function of Apocalyptic Literature ; 8. Social-Scientific Approaches to Apocalyptic Literature - Philip F. Esler ; 9. Jewish Apocalyptic Literature as Resistance Literature - Anathea Portier-Young ; 10. Apocalypse and Empire - Stephen J. Friesen ; 11. A Postcolonial Reading of Apocalyptic Literature - Daniel L. Smith-Christopher ; Part III. Literary Features of Apocalyptic Literature ; 12. The Rhetoric of Jewish Apocalyptic Literature - Carol A. Newsom ; 13. Early Christian Apocalyptic Rhetoric - Greg Carey ; 14. Deconstructing Apocalyptic Literalist Allegory - Erin Runions ; Part IV. Apocalyptic Theology ; 15. Apocalyptic Determinism - Mladen Popovic ; 16. Apocalyptic Dualism - Jorg Frey ; 17. Apocalyptic Ethics and Behavior - Dale C. Allison, Jr. ; 18. Apocalypse and Torah in Ancient Judaism - Matthias Henze ; 19. Apocalypticism and Christian Origins - Adela Yarbro Collins ; 20. Descents to Hell and Ascents to Heaven in Apocalyptic Literature - Jan N. Bremmer ; 21. Apocalypses amongst Gnostics and Manichaeans - Dylan M. Burns ; 22. The Imagined World of the Apocalypses - Stefan Beyerle ; Part V. Apocalypse Now ; 23. Messianism as a Political Power in Contemporary Judaism -Motti Inbari ; 24. Apocalypticism and Radicalism - Christopher Rowland ; 25. Apocalypse and Violence - Catherine Wessinger ; 26. Apocalypticism in Contemporary Christianity - Amy Johnson Frykholm ; 27. Apocalypse and Trauma - Dereck Daschke ; 28. Apocalypticism and Popular Culture - Lorenzo DiTommaso ; Index