00966pam a2200229 a 45000010008000000030006000080050017000140080041000310100017000720200015000890400018001040500022001220820012001441000033001562450104001892600024002933000027003175040066003445050248004106500028006586500050006861859921AUA.120160325111815.0820415s1982 nyu b 001 0 eng  a 82007409  a0824504550 aDLCcDLCdDLC00aBS 646b.R58 198200a2202191 aRowland, Christopher,d1947-14aThe open heaven :ba study of apocalyptic in Judaism and early Christianity /cChristopher Rowland. aLondonbSPCKc1982. axiii, 562 p. ;c24 cm. aIncludes Bibliographical references (p. 520-545) and indexes. a What is apocalyptic? -- The content of the heavenly mysteries -- Towards an understanding of the origins of Apocalyptic and the dates of the apocalyses -- The esoteric tradition in early rabbinic Judaism -- Apocalyptic in early Christianity. 0aApocalyptic literature. 0aRabbinical literaturexHistory and criticism.