International Standard Bible Encyclopedia APOCALYPSE a-pok'-a-lips. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE; REVELATION OF JOHN. PETER, APOCALYPSE OF See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS, II, 4; LITERATURE, SUB-APOSTOLIC (Introduction). ZEPHANIAH, APOCALYPSE OF A (probably) Jewish apocryphal work of this name is mentioned in the Stichometry of Nicephorus and another list practically identical with this; a quotation from it is also preserved by Clement of Alexandria (Strom., v. 11, 77). Dr. Charles thinks this indicates a Christian revision (Encyclopedia Brittanica, II, article "Apocalypse"); others suppose it to point to a Christian, rather than a Jewish, origin. See Schurer, HJP, div II, volume III, pp. 126-27, 132; GJV4, III, 367-69. APOCALYPSE OF BARUCH ba'-ruk. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE. BARUCH, APOCALYPSE OF NOAH, BOOK (APOCALYPSE) OF
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