Apocalyptic Literature permission of Westminster John Knox Press. Copyright © 1964 J.C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), Tibingen. English translation © 1965 Lutterworth Press. Selections from the Shepherd of Hermas reprinted by permission of the publishers and the Loeb Classical Library from The Apostolic Fathers, volume 2, translated by Kirsopp Lake. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1913. The (Fist) Apocalypse of James, translated by Wi Douglas M. Parrott; and the (Gnosti) Apocalypse of Paul, translated by George W. MacRae and William R. Murdock, edited by from The Nag Hammadi Library by James M. tor, Copyright © 1978, 1988 by E. J. Brill, mn of Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. and E. J. Sityline Oracles 2:34-55; 149-847, translated by Joba J. Collins, from The Old Testament Preudepigrapha, volume 1, edited by James H. Charlesworth. Copyright © 1983 by James H. Charlesworeh. Reprinted by pennission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam, Doubleday, Dell Publishing Group, Inc. ‘The Ascension of Isaiah 6-11, translated by M. A. Knibb, from The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, volume 2, W James H. Charlesworth, Copyright © 1985 by James H. Charlesworth. Reprinted by permission of Doubleday, a division of Bantam, Doubleday, Dell Publishing Group, Ine. CONTENTS Eee eee oe eS Nn Foreword by John J. Colli PREFACE... 13 TEXTUAL SIG! 17 INTRODUCTION... 19 PART ONE: Jewistt Arocatyeric Litzeatuae Chapter One: Apocalypses That Contain No Otterworldly Journeys. : ‘The Animal Apocalypse (1 Enoch 85-90) ‘The Apocalypse of Weeks (1 Enoch 4 Ezra (2 Esdras 3-1 a 2 Baruch. Chapter Two: Apocalypses That Contain Otero Journeys The Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch ‘The Similitudes of Enoch (I Enoch 87-71)... The Testament of Levi 2-5. ‘The Testament of Abrahai Chapter Three: Related Works. The Testament of Moses. 1QM) 1, 15-19. The New Jerusalem (5Q15).PART TWO: Eany Crnistian Apocatyeric Literarua? Chapter Four: Apocalypses That Contain No Otherworldly JOURNEYS. nnn eeececney : The Apocalypse of Peter. ‘The Shepherd of Hermas Visions 4 and 5, Similinudes 3, 4, and 6. 5 Ezra 2:49-48 (2 Esdras ‘The (First) Apocalypse of James Chapter Five: Apocalypses That Contain Otherworldly Journey: ‘The Ascension of Isaiah 6-11. The Apocalypse of Paul. The (Gnostic) Apocalypse of Paul (V, Chapter Six: Related Works. ‘The Apocalypse of Thomas. Sibylline Oracles 2:34-55, 149- FOREWORD pocalyptic literature has received considerable scholarly atten- tion in recent years, both for its inherent importance in the formation of Christian srature remains strange and forbidding not only to students many scholars who specialize in other areas. A major reason for this hasbeen the lack of acollection of texts that is suitable for classroom use. Mitchell Reddish’s anthology is designed to fill d tues of Reddish’s volume may be appreciated st collection of Jewish apocalyptic texts now av Testament Pseudepigrapha, volume 1, Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments, edited by J. H. Charlesworth. The two books are quite differer purpose. Charlesworth’s volume is by far the more schola translations are annotated, and its introductions are more detailed. Reddish’s anthology does not attempt to compete with it on any of these grounds. Precisely because of its scholarly virtues, however, Charles- worth’s volume is often too ponderous for classroom use, Reddish's selection limits the corpus to a range that can be covered in an undergraduate course. Charlesworth’s edition will reniain indispens- able for the scholar and specialized student, but Reddish’s presentation is surely more accessible to the nonspecialist. In addition to the practical advantage of its limitation, Reddish’s anthology has three major virtues that should be emphasized. First, itis organized in a way that brings order to a body of literature thats often perceived as chaotic. l admit to being partial to the typology n