The End of the World: The Apocalyptic Imagination in Film and Television

by John W. Martens

What did the ancient Jewish and Christian seers imagine when they considered the end of the world? What do ancient apocalyptic texts really tell us about the nature of good and evil? The End of the World examines the social, historical, and theological nature of ancient apocalypses--such as 1 Enoch, the Apocalypse of John, and Daniel--and compares their vision of the apocalyptic end to that found in modern film and television. How does the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0920486290
• ISBN13: 9780920486290
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.4"