REL/JSP 302 Second Temple Judaism

Apocalyptic

Readings questions on Daniel 7, 12; Schiffman 340-341, 359-61, 365-66, VanderKam 102-115

1. What kind(s) of literature is this? What modern cultural products does it remind you of?
2. What effects do you think this literature aims to achieve? How does it achieve its aims?