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Ancient texts encouraged hope and endurance when they spoke of end times

  • Written by Kim Haines-Eitzen, Professor of Early Christianity, Cornell University
Ancient texts encouraged hope and endurance when they spoke of end timesA 14th-century Last Judgment relief from a facade of Orvieto cathedral in Umbria. Italy. De Agostini via Getty Images

With streets deserted, hospitals full and morgues struggling to cope with the number of bodies, it isn’t surprising that some people are making comparisons with the apocalypse.

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