Apocalypse of Ezra
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The Apocalypse of Ezra is a Jewish apocalyptic text, preserved mainly in the biblical apocrypha as 2 Esdras, that presents visionary dialogues about divine justice, suffering, and the end times.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| נבואות אחרית הימים | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish apocalyptic text
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apocryphal book ⓘ pseudepigraphal work ⓘ |
| actualAuthorship | anonymous Jewish author ⓘ |
| angelicInterlocutor | Uriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Ezra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
apocryphal in most Jewish traditions
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apocryphal in most Protestant traditions ⓘ canonical in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (as part of 2 Esdras / 4 Ezra tradition) ⓘ included in the Latin Vulgate appendix ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
divine justice
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end times ⓘ judgment of the wicked and vindication of the righteous ⓘ problem of suffering ⓘ restoration of Israel ⓘ theodicy ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
heavenly journeys and revelations
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symbolic visions of an eagle and a man from the sea ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE
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late 1st century CE ⓘ |
| discussesTopic |
fate of the soul after death
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hidden revelation and sealed books ⓘ limited number of the saved ⓘ |
| genreContext | Second Temple Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant |
2 Esdras
NERFINISHED
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4 Ezra ⓘ Apocalypse of Esdras NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Book of Ezra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
early Christian apocalyptic thought
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medieval Christian eschatology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1 Enoch
NERFINISHED
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Book of Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ prophetic literature of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| language |
also preserved in Arabic
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also preserved in Armenian ⓘ also preserved in Ethiopic (Geʽez) ⓘ also preserved in Syriac ⓘ originally composed in Hebrew or Aramaic (lost) ⓘ preserved mainly in Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
apocalypse
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visionary dialogue ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ezra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | dialogues between Ezra and an angelic mediator ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | likely Palestine or the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| preservedAsPartOf | 2 Esdras in the Latin Bible tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| sectionRelation | often identified specifically with chapters 3–14 of Latin 2 Esdras ⓘ |
| structure | framed as a series of seven visions ⓘ |
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נבואות אחרית הימים