Apocalyptic literature

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Writing disclosing hidden heavenly and historical knowledge, not every catastrophe.

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Visions employ heavenly guides, symbols and history interpreted beyond ordinary observation. Daniel is an example, but its story setting need not be the date of its visions’ composition. ^[1]^[2]

An end need not destroy the cosmos; it can end unjust rule or a corrupt age. The evidence diagram separates text and reconstruction; it is not an ancient book illustration.

References and notes

Annette Yoshiko Reed (2005). “Angelic Descent and Apocalyptic Epistemology.” Fallen Angels and the History of Judaism and Christianity, pp. 24–57. Summary: composite text joins Genesis 5’s Enoch with Genesis 6’s divine sons; no single date for all units. Return to the text ↑
Carol Newsom (2010). “Daniel.” Oxford Bibliographies in Biblical Studies. Introduction separates tales from visions dated to the Maccabean crisis, c.168–164 BCE. Return to the text ↑

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