Title Cosmos, chaos, and the world to come : the ancient roots of apocalyptic faith / Norman Cohn

Edition Second edition Published New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2001

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MELB	291.24 Coh/Cca 2001		AVAILABLE

Description 282 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm Series Yale Nota Bene Yale Nota bene. Contents The ancient Near East and beyond. Egyptians ; Mesopotamians ; Vedic Indians ; Zorastrians ; From combat myth to apocalyptic faith -- Syro-Palestinian crucible. Ugarit ; Yahweh and the Jerusalem monarchy ; Exile and after ; Jewish apocalpses (I) ; Jewish apocalpses (II) ; The Jesus sect ; The book of Revelation ; Zoroastrians, Jews and Christians Notes Previous ed: New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 1993 Includes index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Subject Creation -- Comparative studies. Cosmology -- Comparative studies. Eschatology -- Comparative studies. LC no. 2001089485 ISBN 0300090889 paperback

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