A New Reading Of The Animal Apocalypse Of 1 Enoch: All Nations Shall Be Blessed / With A New Translation And Commentary (studia In Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha)

'A New Reading of the Animal Apocalypse of 1 Enoch' is the most comprehensive theological commentary on this important second-century BCE Jewish apocalypse to date, laying out the purpose and methodology of this Enochic allegory and using this as the basis for a new commentary on the whole text, presented here in a fresh translation. Against other interpretations that focus on Israel and its institutions, Daniel Olson argues that the promise of universal blessing in the Abrahamic covenant is presented in the 'Animal Apocalypse' as the governing dynamic in a sacred history that begins and ends with humanity in general. The authentic Jacob/Israel will appear in the end times and be the catalyst of universal salvation. Looking At The Future : The Scope And The Focus Of The Allegory -- Looking At The Past : The Uses Of History In The Allegory -- Looking At The Present : The Allegory In Its Own Historical Context -- The Text Of The Animal Apocalypse -- Identifications Of The Wild Animals In The Animal Apocalypse -- Genesis Through Kings (1 Enoch 85:2-89:58) : Translation And Commentary -- Exile To The Eschaton (1 Enoch 89:59-90:42) : Translation And Commentary -- The Animal Apocalypse In Dialogue -- Appendix. Allusions To The Animal Apocalypse In The Epistle Of Barnabas And The Coptic Apocalypse Of Elijah. With A New Translation And Commentary By Daniel C. Olson. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. ''A New Reading of the Animal Apocalypse of 1 Enoch'' offers a full theological analysis of this second-century BCE allegory and uses this as the basis for a new commentary on the text, presented in a fresh translation