Testament: | Other |
Description: | The Sibylline Oracles are a collection of ancient Jewish and Christian prophetic texts that purport to be predictions of the Sibyls, prophetesses of Greco-Roman antiquity. The oracles include apocalyptic themes and messianic prophecies. |
Chapters: | 1 |
Author name: | Pseudepigraphal |
Written date: | 2nd century BC to 7th century AD |
Location: | Unknown |
Genre: | Oracular |
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Language: | Greek |
Audience: | Ancient Jewish and Christian readers |
Theme: | Prophecies and Oracles |
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Summary: | The Sibylline Oracles are a collection of ancient oracular prophecies attributed to the Sibyls, female prophetesses of the ancient world. The collection contains a diverse range of prophecies, including predictions about the end times, moral exhortations, and descriptions of historical events. The oracles were valued by both Jews and Christians and were considered to contain divinely inspired predictions. |
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