The Stars Will Fall from Heaven :

Adams, Edward.

The Stars Will Fall from Heaven : cosmic catastrophe in the New Testament and its world / Edward Adams. - London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2007. - xx, 300 p. ; 25 cm. - Library of New Testament studies ; 347 . - T & T Clark library of biblical studies .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-280) and indexes.

Introduction -- Part 1: The comparative context -- The Old Testament -- Jewish apocalyptic and related literature -- Graeco-Roman sources -- Part 2: New Testament 'Cosmic Catastrophe' texts -- The 'Powers of Heaven will be shaken' : Mark 13.24-27 + Parallels -- 'I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven' : Hebrews 12:25-29 -- The 'Elements will melt with fire' : 2 Peter 3.5-13 -- 'Heaven vanished like a scroll rolled up' : Revelation 6.12-27 -- Conclusions.

9780567089120 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0567089126 (hbk. : alk. paper)


Bible.--New Testament--Prophecies--End of the world.


End of the world--Biblical teaching.

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