- apocalypticism
- or apocalyptism noun Date: 1884 apocalyptic expectation; especially a doctrine concerning an imminent end of the world and an ensuing general resurrection and final judgment
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biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
