Features of the Eschatology of IV Ezra (Harvard Semitic Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (562 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555403654 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 292 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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By Michael Edward Stone. Harvard Semitic Studies 35. Published by Scholars Press, 1989, 8vo, xi, 303pp. Contents: Critical and Related Problems (Dating; An Approach to Apocalyptic Thought; Textual Criticism); The Two Ages (Contrasts between the Ages; The End; Descriptions of the New World); Conclusions (New Exegetical Solutions; New Definitions of Eschatalogical Events and Concepts; Associational Complexes; Other Eschatological Matters.) Includes Index and Selected Bibliography. 1ST EDITION, Hardcover, green cloth, issued w/o dust jacket, clean unmarked copy
A Dissertation on IV Ezra Laura H. Diviney IV Ezra contains a beautiful story of Ezra and his friends going away together to write books, and this charming tale contains passages open for interpretation. "Features of the Eschatology of IV Ezra" by Michael E. Stone (Harvard, 1965; Scholars' Press, Atlanta, 1989) is part of a doctoral thesis from Harvard's Department of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures. I hoped this book would be able to shed light on the story of Ezra and his book-writing friends. Alas, not so. Filled with obscure comparisons of vocabulary wo