A Structure for the End of the World: 4QFlorilegium and the "Latter Days" in Early Jewish Tradition

Reed Carlson

Article Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/6/2020

Paired Article (Face to Face): A Structure for the End of the World: 4QFlorilegium and the "Latter Days" in Early Jewish Tradition

Issue: Sola Structura: Essays Honoring Mark Throntveit (Vol. 40, No 3, Summer, 2020)

Expectations of the imminent end of the world are a constant in Scripture and throughout Christian history. But what to do with these expectations? By means of a case study of one of the documents of the Dead Sea Scrolls, we see that such expectations can help modern Christians live vitally into the present and future, and not fear what may be coming.

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