Elijah in Upper Egypt : the apocalypse of Elijah and early Egyptian Christianity /

Elijah in Upper Egypt : the apocalypse of Elijah and early Egyptian Christianity /

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Main Author: Frankfurter, David, 1961- (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1993.

Series: Studies in antiquity and Christianity.

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Apocalypse of Elijah > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Egypt > Religion.

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Call Number: BS1830 .E46 F73 1993

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245 1 0 |a Elijah in Upper Egypt :   |b the apocalypse of Elijah and early Egyptian Christianity /   |c David Frankfurter. 
264 1 |a Minneapolis :  |b Fortress Press,  |c c1993. 
300 |a xviii, 380 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 24 cm. 
490 0 |a Studies in antiquity and Christianity. 
500 |a Based on the author's thesis at Princeton University's Department of Religion in 1990. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-355) and indexes. 
505 |a Pt. 1. The Apocalypse of Elijah as Religious Literature. 1. The Coptic Apocalypse of Elijah. 2. The Apocalypse of Elijah in Its Biblical Context. 3. The Context of Christian Elijah Pseudepigraphy in Egypt. 4. Literary Aspects of the Apocalypse of Elijah: Genre, Self-Presentation, and Audience. 5. The Lawless One and the Fate of the Saints: Major Themes and Traditions in the Apocalypse of Elijah. 6. Exhortatio ad Martyrum: The Apocalypse of Elijah and the Lore of Martyrdom Pt. 2. Envisioning the Collapse of Things: The Convergence of Egyptian and Christian Worldviews in the Apocalypse of Elijah. 7. Chaosbeschreibung: The Literary and Ideological Background of the Apocalypse of Elijah. 8. Vaticinia Sine Eventibus: The Use of Egyptian Chaosbeschreibung Tradition in the Apocalypse of Elijah Pt. 3. A Silhouette of the Millennium: Toward a Historical and Social Context for the Apocalypse of Elijah. 9. The First Level: Egypt in the Third Century C.E. 10. The Second Level: Evidence for Millennialism in the Egyptian Chora, Ca. 260-270 C.E. 11. The Third Level: A Sect in the Crossfire of Asceticism Debates, Ca. 260-290 C.E. Appendix: The Text of the Apocalypse of Elijah in English.  
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651 0 |a Egypt  |x Religion. 
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