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The aim of this book is to establish and explore New Testament belief in the end of the world through an investigation of texts which—on the face of it—contain ‘end of the world’ language. It engages with recent discussion on how Jewish and early Christian ‘end of the world’ was meant to be understood, and interacts especially with N.T. Wright’s proposals. The first part of the book is given over...

Wright’s views will serve as a reference point for this investigation. Against Wright, I will argue that New Testament cosmic catastrophe language cannot be regarded as symbolism for socio-political change; writers who use this language have in view a ‘real’ catastrophe on a universal scale. It is plausible to interpret Mk 13:24–27 (+ par.) in terms of catastrophic events that lead to the end of the created cosmos. Other catastrophe passages, I will contend, anticipate more clearly the catastrophic
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