Scholars often trace the origin of apocalypticism to prophecy, because both genres use eschatology. They are drawn to Zechariah as the prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible in which eschatology most frequently appears. The search then shifts to the origins and initial influences of Zechariah itself, and the first six verses are thought to contain evidence, if only it can be interpreted correctly. Finitsis (Hebrew Bible, Pacific Lutheran U., US) steps into the academic debate by arguing that a simple contrast between prophetic and apocalyptic eschatology is not sufficient for locating proto-Zechariah, and while pre-exilic and post-exilic eschatology are recognized, apocalyptic eschatology is a third type different from either. The study seems to have begun as his doctoral dissertation at the University of Chicago. T&T Clark is an imprint of Continuum. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)