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| Title: | Paperback Apocalypse
: How the Christian Church Was Left Behind |
| Author: | Robert M Price |
| ISBN: | 1591025834 : 9781591025832 |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 390 |
| Weight: | .53 Kg. |
| Published: | Prometheus Books - December 2007 |
| List Price: | 12.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Christian theology: LITERATURE: HISTORY & CRITICISM |
The author traces the origin and scriptural basis for such beliefs as the Rapture, Second Coming, Antichrist and Messianic Prophesy. He emphasises that the writers of the new Testament consistently set a 1st century deadline for the return of Jesus Christ and yet the stubborn fact that the Second Coming obviously did not occur has not deterred fundamentalist Christians from blindly predicting the event throughout the centuries up to the present day. Price then critiques the raft of previous apocalyptic novels before turning to the 'Left Behind' series. He offers both literary and theological criticism, while explaining the psychological appeal of the books.
Introduction: The Beginning of Sorrows; The Evolution of Apocalyptic; Messianic Prophecy; The Gospel of the Antichrist; The Second Coming; The Secret Rapture; The Delay of the Parousia; Earlier Christian Apocalypse Novels; Later Christian Apocalypse Novels; Mainstream Apocalypse Novels; LaHaye's Behind; Conclusion: The Eschaton.
