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RE: orion When the Eschaton is delayed - Collins and the Expectation of the End
From: Marcus Wood <M.E.M.Wood@durham.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:37:49 +0100
David,
John Collins cites this study in his essay but I have not yet got around =
to looking for it. My first step was to read Collins larger work =
"Scepter and the Star" which seems to be of major importance for study =
in this area.
Marcus Wood BA MA
Department of Theology Tel: UK (0)191 374 3254
University of Durham E-Mail: M.E.M.Wood@durham.ac.uk
Palace Green
Durham DH1 3RS
-----Original Message-----
From: Suter, David [SMTP:dsuter@crc.stmartin.edu]
Sent: Friday, June 26, 1998 2:19 AM
To: 'orion@mscc.huji.ac.il'
Subject: RE: orion When the Eschaton is delayed - Collins and the =
Expectation of the End
> From: Marcus Wood <M.E.M.Wood@durham.ac.uk>
> Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 10:09:20 +0100
>=20
>=20
>Common sense suggests two possible course of action in such a
>situation. Either the community basically falls apart (as is the case
in >several modern apocalyptic sects), or the community undergoes a
>fundamental change in its ideology so as to incorporate the latest
beliefs. >The latter seems to have been the case in the early church
where the >second coming failed to materialise within the lives of the
first Christians >and the Church incorporated an extended period between
the two >comings of Christ.
Are you aware of the modern study on this issue, When Prophecy
Fails by Leon Festinger et al?
David Suter
Saint Martin's College
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