Demonology and Eschatology in the Oppositional Language of the Johannine Epistles and Jewish Apocalyptic Texts

Reynolds, Bennie H.

doi:10.2307/j.ctt1kgqv21.22

The Jewish Apocalyptic Tradition and the Shaping of New Testament Thought 2017

DOI: 10.2307/j.ctt1kgqv21.22

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Demonology and Eschatology in the Oppositional Language of the Johannine Epistles and Jewish Apocalyptic Texts

Bennie H. Reynolds¹

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Apocalyptic and Wisdom Literature

Reynolds

2021

The Oxford Handbook of Wisdom and the Bible

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“Apocalyptic Literature” and “Wisdom Literature” are broad designations that represent widely recognized categories of inquiry in the fields of ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and beyond. The relationship between the two has been a prominent topic of study over the last five decades. Beyond their familiar connotations, one finds a complicated and contested relationship in recent scholarship on ancient Jewish and Christian literature. This article attempts to disambiguate both the terms and the recent history of research in order to highlight some of the most important progress made and some of the most promising avenues for future research.

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Apocalyptic and Wisdom Literature

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2021

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Apocalyptic Traditions in the Catholic Epistles

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2024

The Oxford Handbook of Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles

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This essay examines the influence of apocalyptic literature and the significance of apocalyptic themes in the Catholic Epistles. While none of the Catholic Epistles is an apocalypse by genre, they all manifest various apocalyptic themes. James reflects a synthesis of apocalyptic and wisdom traditions. The letter of 1 Peter is saturated with apocalyptic themes. This essay therefore selectively investigates the apocalyptic influence in three specific passages: 1 Pet 1:10–12, 3:18–22, and 4:1–6. Jude and 2 Peter, treated together, are deeply saturated in the world of Jewish apocalyptic literature, with Jude directly quoting from 1 Enoch. The essay briefly examines these connections, with particular attention to epistemology, otherworldly places and beings, and eschatology. Apocalyptic themes in the Johannine Epistles are investigated, with particular attention to how the themes of epistemology, cosmology, and eschatology are transmitted through the dualism of the letters.

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