The Open Heaven : (Record no. 48165)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 97815924401221592440126 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BS646 |
| Item number | .R883 2002 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rowland, Christopher |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Open Heaven : |
| Remainder of title | A Study of Apocalyptic in Judaism and Early Christianity / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Christopher Rowland |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Eugene, Or. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Wipf and Stock Publishers, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiii, 562 p. |
| Other physical details | ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | What is apocalyptic?: Knowledge of the divine mysteries through revelation -- Apocalyptic and eschatology -- Apocalypse and apocalyptic -- The content of the heavenly mysteries: What is above: The mysteries of God, the angels, and astronomy -- What is below: Man and his world -- What had happened previously: The interest in past history in apocalyptic -- What is to come -- Towards an understanding of the origins of apocalyptic and the dates of the apocalypses: A survey of recent study on the origins of apocalyptic -- An attempt to elucidate the origins of apocalyptic visions -- Dating the apocalypses -- The esoteric tradition in early rabbinic Judaism: The meditation of Rabban Johanan Ben Zakkai and his circle on the chariot-chapter -- The problems posed by the esoteric tradition in the time of Rabbi Akiba -- Apocalyptic in early Christianity: Reports of visions in early Christian literature to AD 200 -- Revelation -- Conclusion. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Apocalyptic literature.Rabbinical literature History and criticism. |
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