InfoGuides: REL 519 Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature (Zola & Heard): Finding Books

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Course Texts (Ebooks)

Ultimate Things: An Introduction to Jewish and Christian Apocalyptic Literature by Greg Carey
ISBN: 9780827238190
Publication Date: 2012
Carey presents an introduction to the elements of apocalyptic discourse in the Hebrew Bible, the intertestamental texts of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and the Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts.
Day of Atonement by David DeSilva
ISBN: 9780825424717
Publication Date: 2015
Day of Atonement invites readers into Judea during the tumultuous years leading up to the Maccabean Revolt.
Can I Get a Witness? by Brian K. Blount (Editor)
ISBN: 9780664228699
Publication Date: 2005
Brian Blount reads the book of Revelation through the lens of African American culture, drawing correspondences between Revelation's context and the long-standing suffering of African Americans.

A Selection of Books on Apocalyptic Literature

The Cambridge Companion to Apocalyptic Literature by Colin McAllister (Editor)
ISBN: 110839499X
Publication Date: 2020-02-28
Jewish and Christian apocalypses have captivated theologians, writers, artists, and the general public for centuries, and have had a profound influence on world history from their initial production by persecuted Jews during the second century BCE, to the birth of Christianity - through the demise of the Western Roman Empire and the medieval period, and continuing into modernity. The Cambridge Companion to Apocalyptic Literature brings together a field of leading experts to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject.
The Oxford Handbook of Apocalyptic Literature by John J. Collins (Editor)
ISBN: 9781306447423
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
The Oxford Handbook of Apocalyptic Literature is a thematic and phenomenological exploration of apocalypticism in the Judaic and Christian traditions. Most of the volume is devoted to the apocalyptic literature of antiquity.
The Apocalyptic Imagination by John J. Collins
ISBN: 9780802872791
Publication Date: 2016
The Apocalyptic Imagination by John J. Collins has served for over thirty years as a helpful, relevant, comprehensive survey of the apocalyptic literary genre.
The Apocalypse: A Brief History by Martha Himmelfarb
ISBN: 9781405113465
Publication Date: 2009
This history provides insights into the fascinating genre of apocalyptic literature, showing how the apocalypse encompasses far more than popular views of the last judgment and violent end of the world might suggest.
Picturing the Apocalypse by Anthony O'Hear; Natasha O'Hear
ISBN: 9780199689019
Publication Date: 2015
Offers 120 visual examples and explanations of the ways in which apocalyptic concepts have been treated by artists through the centuries.
Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism (print book in Payson) by John J. Collins (Editor); Bernard McGinn (Editor); Stephen Stein (Editor)
ISBN: 9780826412539
Publication Date: 2000
Hailed as the best scholarship in its field, this survey traces apocalypticism's role in Western history from its origins to the close of the third millennium.
Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy by John J. Collins
ISBN: 9780802872852
Publication Date: 2015
Includes nineteen essays written by Collins, including previously unpublished contributions, are brought together for the first time in this volume. Its thematic essays organized in five sections, Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy complements and enriches Collins's well-known book The Apocalyptic Imagination.
Revelation and the Politics of Apocalyptic Interpretation by Richard B. Hays (Editor); Stefan Alkier (Editor)
ISBN: 9781602585614
Publication Date: 2012
Revelation and the Politics of Apocalyptic Interpretation explores the ways in which Revelation, when read as the last book in the Christian Bible, is in actuality a crafted and contentious word. Senior scholars, including N.T. Wright, Richard Hays, Marianne Meye Thompson, and Stefan Alkier, reveal the intricate intertextual interplay between this apocalyptically charged book, its resonances with the Old Testament, and its political implications.
Apocalypses in Context by Kelly J. Murphy (Editor); Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler (Editor)
ISBN: 9781506416854
Publication Date: 2016
Apocalypses in Context is designed for just such a classroom, bringing together the insights of scholars in various fields and using different methods to discuss the manifestations of apocalyptic enthusiasm in different ages (Part I: Ancient Apocalyptic Literature; Part II: Apocalypticism through the Ages; Part III: Apocalypticism in the Contemporary World).
The Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition and the Shaping of New Testament Thought by Benjamin E. Reynolds (Editor)
ISBN: 9781506423425
Publication Date: 2017
An international team of scholars draws out the implications of the newest scholarship on the nature of apocalypticism for the variety of New Testament writings.
Revealed wisdom : studies in Apocalyptic in honour of Christopher Rowland by Christopher Rowland; John Ashton (Editor)
ISBN: 9789004272040
Publication Date: 2014
Articles on biblical books--Job, Paul, Mark, John--are accompanied by essays upon Messianism and apocalyptic ethics, plus studies on five first-century Jewish apocalypses, an early champion of Islam, two medieval Christian seers, and finally the Book of Revelation itself.
Jewish reactions to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 : apocalypses and related pseudepigrapha by Ken Jones
ISBN: 9789004210448
Publication Date: 2011
This book explores the reaction to the Roman destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 found in Jewish apocalypses and related literature preserved among the Pseudepigrapha (4 Ezra, 2 Baruch, 3 Baruch, 4 Baruch, Sibylline Oracles 4 and 5, and the Apocalypse of Abraham).
Johannine Writings and Apocalyptic by Stanley E. Porter; Andrew K. Gabriel
ISBN: 9789004254879
Publication Date: 2013
Johannine Writings and Apocalyptic provides a wide-ranging and thorough annotated bibliography for John's Gospel, the Johannine letters, Revelation, and apocalyptic writings pertinent to these books. More inclusive than many other bibliographies, this volume provides reference to over 1300 individual entries.
Expectations of the End by Albert L. A. Hogeterp
ISBN: 9789047425090
Publication Date: 2009
This book provides a comparative traditio-historical study of the full range of Qumran texts and recensions now available and of New Testament texts with regard to ideas about the final age, resurrection, apocalypticism, and messianism.
Tours of Hell by Martha Himmelfarb
ISBN: 9781512802771
Publication Date: 2016
Tours of Hell focuses on one form of that attempt: the tours of hell found in Jewish and Christian apocalypses of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Himmelfarb examines seventeen texts, preserved in five languages and spanning a thousand years of human history. A comprehensive work on the apocalyptic tradition.
The Armenian Apocalyptic Tradition by Kevork Bardakjian (Editor); Sergio La Porta
ISBN: 9789004270268
Publication Date: 2014
The Armenian Apocalyptic Tradition: A Comparative Perspective comprises a collection of essays on apocalyptic literature in the Armenian tradition.

For additional ebooks, try searching the library catalog using these subject headings:

Primary Sources

Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament (vol.1) - Ebook by R. H. Charles
ISBN: 9780198261551
Publication Date: 1913
Volume I: The Apocrypha of the Old Testament
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament (vol. 2) - Ebook by R. H. Charles
ISBN: 9780198261551
Publication Date: 1913
Volume II: The Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament
Old Testament Pseudepigrapha (Payson Library) by James H. Charlesworth
ISBN: 9780385096300
Publication Date: 1983

Finding Articles & Book Chapters

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Provides access to 632,100 article citations from more than 1,650 journals (518 currently indexed), more than 260,200 essay citations from over 16,700 multi-author works, more than 575,400 book review citations, essays, ministry reports and a growing number of multimedia citations. Full text for more than 442,300 articles & reviews. Includes major theology and religious journals reflecting all major faiths, denominations and language groups. Beginning in 1949 although indexing for some journal titles extends back into the nineteenth century.

The database is produced by the American Theological Library Association.
JSTOR
Access the journal archives Arts & Sciences I, II, & III, and over 40,000 ebooks on the JSTOR platform; book chapters and journal articles are cross-searchable. JSTOR is an extensive archive of interdisciplinary journals and books, covering subject disciplines in Arts, Business & Economics, History, Humanities, Law, Science & Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Religion.
Brill Online
Pepperdine has access to Brill’s journal titles in the area of Humanities & Social Sciences, International Law, and Biology & Sciences, from 2000 to 2016, and the following Brill e-book collections:
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Middle East and Islamic Studies, 2007-2014
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy, 2007-2014

Brill Online also offers 400 Open Access books, 25 Open Access journals, and hundreds of Open Access articles.
Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest)
Access to nearly 3 million searchable citations, the most comprehensive collection of doctoral dissertations and master's theses in the world. Dissertations from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts and Master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Full text for most dissertations since 1997 with 1.2 million full text dissertations available for download in PDF format. Approximately 70,000 new dissertations and theses are added each year. Coverage from 1743 to the present.
Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR)
Comprehensive and in-depth encyclopedia entries related to the Bible and its origins, development, and influence. Entries document the history of the Bible's reception in Judaism and Christianity as evident in exegetical literature, theological and philosophical writings, literature, liturgy, music, the visual arts, dance, and film, as well as in Islam and other religious traditions and contemporary movements.

Ebook Commentaries

The electronic availability of Bible commentaries varies widely by publisher, series, and publication year.

You can search the Libraries catalog for ebook commentaries using a subject heading such as "Bible. Revelation Commentaries."

Here are a few commentary series that can be accessed electronically via Pepperdine Libraries:

Hermeneia (JSTOR)
Selected commentaries from Brill (Septuagint Commentary Series) (Brill)

Many volumes from the following series are available on ProQuest Ebook Central, and can be found through the Library catalog or by searching ProQuest Ebook Central:

Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Old Testament
Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture
Old Testament Library (WJK)
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
The Anchor Bible
The Bible Speaks Today: Old Testament Series
The Two Horizons Old Testament commentary (Eerdmans)
Tyndale Old Testament commentaries
Word Biblical Commentary (Zondervan)

Revelation (Blackwell Bible commentaries) by Judith Kovacs; Christopher Rowland
ISBN: 9781405143219
Publication Date: 2008
This commentary on The Revelation to John (the Apocalypse) reveals its far-reaching influence on society and culture, and its impact on the church through the ages. Explores the far-reaching influence of the Apocalypse on society and culture. Shows the book's impact on the Christian church through the ages. Looks at interpretations of the Apocalypse by theologians, ranging from Augustine to late twentieth century liberation theologians.

Reference Works in Oxford Biblical Studies Online

Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Provides a comprehensive resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history. Contains six essential OUP Bible texts, including the latest edition of the New Oxford Annotated Bible, as well as deuterocanonical collections, Concordances, and the Oxford Bible Commentary. Search across multiple versions of the Bible, and compare different texts and commentaries in an innovative side-by-side view.

In addition to the Bible texts, Oxford Biblical Studies Online offers quick access to over 6,000 A-Z entries from the Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Oxford Companion to the Bible, and a number of other Oxford references. Hundreds of images and maps provide visual perspectives of the biblical world.

List of reference works in Oxford Biblical Studies Online:

Citation Style

The SBL Handbook of Style by Billie Jean Collins; Society of Biblical Literature Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781589839649
Publication Date: 2014