Abrahamic Apocalypse Flashcards
Abrahamic Faiths
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Apocalypse
technically refers to Jewish literature of revelations/Christian tradition from these revelations but has come to refer more broadly to ‘end of world’
Eschatology
beliefs regarding end of days
Qumran
location where dead sea scrolls were found
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Our earliest sources for apocalyptic ancient jewish content
Aniconism
prohibits imagery in religious contexts.
War of Gog and Magog
the evil forces that will join with Satan in the great struggle at the end of time
Book of Revelation
the end of the world and the triumph of good over evil
New Jerusalem
as the Last Judgment begins as the Wicked are thrown into pools of fire and Righteous ascend to New Jerusalem; a symbolic city in the Bible that represents the followers of Jesus who go to heaven to rule with him