How to Read Apocalyptic Literature

Apocalyptic literature is a challenging genre.

In the Bible, we find this genre in the Book of Revelation and in the second half of Daniel.

There’s also a lot of apocalyptic literature outside the Bible. It was a very popular genre during the Second Temple period (from 530 BC to 70 AD), and so we have a lot of examples of the purpose, form, and style of apocalyptic literature to inform our understanding of how it functions in Scripture.

Since it’s such a different style of writing than the gospels, epistles, or historical and theological writings we find elsewhere in the Bible, it’s important that we approach apocalyptic literature with a different perspective.

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+ 5 tips for reading apocalyptic literature - zondervanacademic.com/blog/apocalyptic-literatu…
+ Online course on the book of Revelation - courses.zondervanacademic.com/revelation?utm_so…
+ Online course on the book of Daniel - courses.zondervanacademic.com/daniel?utm_source…