For 2,000 years, a few pages of the Bible have fueled the imagination, fears, and even warlike fury. The Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation, however, are marginal within the biblical canon. They were written between the 2nd century BC and the 2nd century AD to give hope to believers in times of turmoil, before being used as texts of war. Today, American fundamentalists and jihadists alike are once again brandishing the threat of the end times.
For 2,000 years, a few pages of the Bible have fueled the imagination, fears, and even warlike fury. The Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation, however, are marginal within the biblical canon. They were written between the 2nd century BC and the 2nd century AD to give hope to believers in times of turmoil, before being used as texts of war. Today, American fundamentalists and jihadists alike are once again brandishing the threat of the end times.
