Title: Revealed histories :
Authors: Hall, Robert G.
Date: 1991
Publisher: JSOT Press,
Physical description: 276 pages ; 22 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: B
Contents: 1. Introduction -- I. Jewish literature -- 1. Prophetic history -- Interpretive prophetic history: Josephus -- 2. Inspired prophetic history: Jubilees -- Jubilees and the Jewish war as works of prophetic history -- 3. Inspired Historical Sermons -- Ezekiel -- Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum -- Judith -- The Jewish war -- Inspired historical sermons and revealed history -- 4. Apocalyptic world history -- 1 Enoch 83-90 -- 2 Baruch 53-74 -- Apocalypse of Abraham 21-31 -- Apocalyptic world history -- 5. Limited apocalyptic history: Daniel -- Daniel 2 -- Daniel 7 -- Daniel 8 -- Daniel 10-12 -- Daniel 9 -- A Judicial historical sermon: Daniel 5.17-28 -- Daniel as limited apocalyptic history -- 6. Revealed history: A flexible technique for persuasion -- 4 Ezra -- Sibylline Oracles -- 7. Techniques of revealed history -- II. Christian literature -- 8. Traces of early Christian revealed history -- 9. Shepherd of Hermas -- The preeminent church -- Similitudes -- Revealed history in the shepherd of Hermas -- 10. Ascension of Isaiah -- Apocalyptic history in the ascension of Isaiah -- Inspired prophetic history: The vision of Isaiah -- Revealers of history: The prophetic school -- Behind the ascension of Isaiah -- Revealed history in the ascension of Isaiah -- 11. Odes of Solomon -- Hortatory historical odes -- Historical odes beginning with a claim to inspiration -- Other historical odes -- Revealed history in the odes of Solomon -- 12. Luke-Acts -- The resurrection narratives -- The Lucan scheme of revealed history -- The missions speeches -- Speeches supporting elements of the Lucan scheme -- Luke and revealed history -- 13. The gospel of John -- Historical revelation in John -- The goal of historical revelation: Grasping the revelation in Jesus -- 14. Early Christian use of revealed history: Forms and implications
Subject headings (LCSH): Apocalyptic literature--History and criticism.; Apocryphal books--Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.; History--Religious aspects--Christianity.; Jews--History--To 70 A.D.--Historiography.; Prophecy--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.; Prophecy--Judaism; Revelation--Christianity; Revelation--Judaism.; Revelation.