At the End of the World: A Transdisciplinary Approach to the Apocalyptic Imaginary in the Past and Present

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Marie Cronqvist: Framtidstro i en apokalyptisk tid

Marie Cronqvist will deliver a lecture in Swedish at Linköping's Cathedral as part of the The lecture is part of the Tisdagskvällar i Linköpings domkyrka series.

Apokalypsen är en flertusenårig berättelse om världens slut. I både religiösa och sekulära tappningar ekar den i vår tid av klimatkris, krig och konflikter. För många tycks det sena 1900-talets framtidsoptimism ha givit vika för undergångsstämningar. Kan kunskaper om historien ge oss verktyg att bättre hantera de katastrofberättelser vi omges av?

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New Article by Cecilia Wassén: “Halakhah at the End of Days: A Comparison between Jesus’s Teaching and the Dead Sea Scrolls"

Read Cecilia Wassén's recent book chapter  “Halakhah at the End of Days: A Comparison between Jesus’s Teaching and the Dead Sea Scrolls” from the Qumran and the New Testament here.

“Jesus took part in debates about the observance of Torah laws, in particular concerning the Sabbath laws when he was criticized for performing work on the Sabbath. Nevertheless, his teaching focused on the imminence of the kingdom of God, the repentance necessary in preparation for it, and righteous living, seemingly without much emphasis on the observance of specific, ritual laws. The key questions in this paper are: What role did the laws of the Torah play in Jesus’s teaching on the kingdom? To what extent was his teaching on halakhic issues driven by the study of the Torah?”

Image Credits

John Martin. The Great Day of His Wrath. Painting (oil on canvas), c. 1851.

Dasha Urvachova. Kid's shoe at kindergarden in Chernobyl. Photograph, 2020.

Unknown artist. The Celestial Jerusalem, detail. Tapestry from Château d'Angers, 14th century.