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Cosmos, chaos and the world to come : the ancient roots of apocalyptic faith / Norma Cohn

This study traces the historical transition from ancient worldviews of a static universe to the apocalyptic belief in a final victory of good over evil. It explores how Zoroastrian thought influenced Jewish and Christian conceptions of a linear and perfected future.

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