Table of Contents Foreword 1. On trees and visionaries: the role of the cosmic tree and related material in Baruch, Daniel and Pseudo-Danielic literature Vincente Dobronruka, University of Brazil, Brazil 2. Performing the Cosmic Mystery of the Church in the Communities of the Didache Jonathan Draper, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 3.The Similitudes of Enoch (1 En. 37-71): The Son of Man, Apocalyptic Messianism & Political Theology Crispin Fletcher-Louis 4. The Open Hell: A Study of the Apocalypse of Peter Paul Foster, University of Edinburgh, UK 5. The Descending Son of Man in the Gospel of John: A Polemic against Mystical Ascent to See God Charles A. Gieschen, Concordia Theological Seminary, USA 6. Heavenly mysteries and earthly riches: an apocalyptic perspective on the proper use of wealth in the Gospel according to Luke? Andrew Gregory, University of Oxford, UK 7. The Christology of The Ascension of Isaiah: docetic or polymorphic? Jonathan Knight, York St John University, UK 8. Before Mary and Jesus there was Raphael: An antecedent to the angelic incarnations of Jewish Christianity and its gospels Phillip Munoa, Hope College, USA 9. Drink the Cup which I promised you! (Apocalypse of Peter 14.4) Peter's Death and the End of Times Tobias Nicklas, University of Regensburg, Germany 10. The Demise of the Antagonist in the Apocalyptic Scapegoat Tradition Andrei A. Orlov, Marquette University, USA 11. Reading Leviticus Today J. W. Rogerson, University of Sheffield, UK 12. Jesus, Angels and the Honeycomb in Luke 24:42 Kevin P. Sullivan, Illinois Wesleyan University, USA 13. 13. Escape from Time: The Cognitive Basis for Gnostic Ascent Practices April deConick, Rice University, USA Bibliography Index
