Guide
Early Jewish Apocalyptic Literature
4th Century BCE–6th Century CE
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By Carol Bakhos
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Nebuchadnezzar Dreams of Four Great Empires
“You were looking, O king, and lo! there was a great statue. This statue was huge, its brilliance extraordinary; it was standing before you, and its appearance was frightening. The head of that…
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Daniel’s Dream of the Four Beasts and the Son of Man
In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head as he lay in bed. Then he wrote down the dream: I, Daniel, saw in my vision by night the four winds of…
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The Ten “Weeks” of History
Then Enoch took up his discourse and said: I was born the seventh of the First Week, while justice and righteousness still endured. And…
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Israel’s Future and the Coming Kingdom
Then powerful kings will rise over them, and they will be called priests of the Most High God. They will perform great impiety in the Holy…
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A Sacred Race of Pious Men
There will again be a sacred race of pious men
who attend to the counsels and intention of the Most High,
who fully honor the…
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God’s Celestial Palace and Enoch’s Commission
And in the vision thus it appeared to me: Behold, clouds called me in the vision, and mists summoned me. Shooting-stars and lightnings urged me on and whirled me along, and in my vision winds gave me…