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The heavenly book motif in Judeo-Christian apocalypses 200 BCE-200 CE [electronic resource].

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[Place of publication not identified] : Brill Academic Pub, 2011.
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Machine generated contents note: One.Introduction -- State of the Question -- Questions of Definition: The Heavenly Book as Metaphor and Motif -- Intertextuality -- Conclusion -- Two."But if Not, Blot Me Out of the Book:" Earthly and Heavenly -- Books in the Hebrew Scriptures up to Daniel -- The Vocabulary of "Book" in the Hebrew Scriptures -- Functions of Books and Writing in the Hebrew Scriptures -- Divine Writing: Authority and the Tablets of the Law -- Lists and the Book of Life -- Exodus 32:32--33 -- Remembrance -- Witness, the Book of Fate, and the Tablet of Destinies -- The Tablet of Destiny in Mesopotamia -- Letters and the Heavenly Letter -- Prophetic Speech-Acts and the Book of Action -- Histories, Records, and the Book of Deeds -- Conclusion -- Three."Everyone Who Is Found Written in the Book:" The Heavenly Book of Life in Daniel, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and other Second Temple Literature -- The Emergence of Belief in Life after Death -- The Genre Apocalypse -- The Book of Life in Daniel and the Dead Sea Scrolls -- The Book of Life in Jubilees -- The Book of Life in Joseph and Aseneth -- Conclusion -- Four."And Books Were Opened:" The Heavenly Book of Deeds in Daniel and other Second Temple Literature -- The Book of Deeds in Daniel 7 -- The Book of Deeds in 1 Enoch's Animal Apocalypse -- The Book of Deeds in Jubilees -- Enoch as Scribe -- The Book of Deeds in 2 Enoch -- The Book of Deeds and Remembrance in the Testament of Abraham -- Conclusion -- Five."It Has Been Written and Ordained:" Heavenly Tablets and the Book of Fate in Jubilees, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and other Second Temple Literature -- The Book of Fate in Other Second Temple Literature -- Conclusion -- Six."Who Is Worthy to Open the Scroll?" The Adaptation of the Motif in the New Testament -- Luke 10:20 -- Philippians 4:3 -- Hebrews 12:23 -- Revelation -- Rev 3:5 -- The βιβλloν of Revelation 5 and the βιβλαρiδιoν of Revelation 10 -- Rev 13:8 and 17:8 -- Rev 20:12--15 and 21:27 -- Seven."But Not Like the Books of This World:" The Heavenly Book in Christian Literature of the Second Century -- The Shepherd of Hermas -- The Martyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah -- The Odes of Solomon 23 -- Conclusion to Chapters 6 and 7 -- Eight.Conclusion.
Summary
Books and writing, according to Jacques Derrida, are always concerned with questions of life and death. Nowhere is this more true than regarding the heavenly book motif, which plays an important role in early Judeo-Christian literature, and particularly in apocalypses. This book identifies four sub-types of the motif-the books of life, deeds, fate, and action - and examines their development and function primarily in Jewish and Christian apocalypses. It argues that the overarching function of the motif is to signify life and death for those inscribed: Earthly life and death in its early appearances and eternal destiny in later texts. The first full-length analysis of the heavenly book motif in English, this study highlights a vital element of the genre apocalypse. --Book Jacket.
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9004207260
9789004207264
9789004210783 (electronic book)
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