Unmasking Apocalyptic Texts: A Guide to Preaching and Teaching

by Dorothy Jonaitis and Dorothy Jonaitis OP

Book Overview

The term apocalypse--whether apocalyptic texts, homiletics or events--conjures up an image of dread, dealing as it does with end times and God's final judgment. Departing from traditional interpretation, this work explicates biblical apocalyptic texts of the Old (Isaiah, Ezekiel, Zechariah, Daniel) and New (Thessalonians 1 and 2, Synoptic Gospels, Book of Revelation) Testaments as a literature of hope. To this end, the central part of the book is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809143569
• ISBN13: 9780809143566
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"