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Apocalyptic literature is a genre of prophetical writing that developed in post- Exilic Jewish culture and was popular among millennialist early Christians.
Learn about the literary genre that foretells cataclysmic events at the end of the world, with a focus on Jewish and Christian apocalypses. Explore the biblical and extra-biblical sources, the characteristics, and the influence of apocalyptic literature.
- Robert E. Lerner
- John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids (1951) It feels mildly ridiculous now—or maybe just mild—but Wyndham’s killer-plant-cum-blindness-inducing-meteor-strike apocalypse is a classic for a reason: it’s terrific fun.
- Richard Matheson, I Am Legend (1954) At this point, Matheson’s pandemic/vampire/zombie novel is more famous for being source material than for being actual material, probably because it is overflowing with ideas.
- Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven (2014) Your favorite novel in which a flu pandemic wipes out civilization in a matter of weeks (yikes) and a band of entertainers wander the decimated land, putting on Shakespeare plays for the survivors.
- Wilson Tucker, The Long Loud Silence (1952) Everything east of the Mississippi has been destroyed by a nuclear attack; the scant survivors have been dosed with a bioweapon that has infected them with the plague (just to be safe, I suppose).
APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. A type of Jewish and early Christian lit., the bulk of which stems from the years 200 b.c.-a.d. 100, containing visions or revelations (hence the term “apocalyptic,” from the Gr. apokalypsis, meaning “a revelation” or “a disclosure”) from God concerning the imminent coming of the end of the present evil age ...
Jun 1, 2015 · What are the characteristics of what is called "apocalyptic" literature? Why would an author use this literary style? Does apocalyptic literature envision the end of the cosmos?
- Apocalyptic Literature Apocalyptic literature developed as a distinctly Jewish genre. It began with them and developed with them. The Christians co...
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- The word apocalypse is Greek, it means to remove the veil. Strong - G601 - apokaluptō - From G575 and G2572; to take off the cover, that is, disclo...
- James Jordan writes: "...there is no apocalyptic literature in the Bible. Apocalypticism, originally a form of Jewish gnosticism, taught that the w...
Jul 27, 2011 · An overview of the ancient Jewish and Christian documents that share common concerns, themes, and literary devices with Daniel and Revelation. Includes general introductions, historical surveys, and multiauthor works on apocalyptic literature, eschatology, and discourse.
An apocalypse is a literary report of an amazing, often fearful, violent vision that reveals truths about past, present, and/or future times in highly symbolic and poetical terms. The writer may represent himself as being transported into a heavenly realm, or the vision may be unveiled—and even interpreted—by an angelic messenger.
