Apocalyptic studies are nowadays a prominent field of enquiry within biblical studies. Yet, scholars have not been able to agree upon a definition of the term apocalyptic. The following study attempts to move this debate foreword by acknowledging the term as a modern scientific designation that scholars apply to historical sources and thus requires a definition based upon its use in modern scholarship. Since the use of the term has become a modus operandi in biblical and modern studies, an analysis of the various applications of the term by modern scholars provides the point of departure for a reflection upon its definition by means of a comparative study.

中文翻译：

---

走向科学名称：圣经和现代研究中的启示论——比较方法

世界末日研究是当今圣经研究中一个突出的研究领域。然而，学者们未能就世界末日一词的定义达成一致。下面的研究试图通过承认该术语作为现代科学名称，学者们将其应用于历史资料并因此需要基于其在现代学术中的使用来进行定义来推动这场辩论的前言。由于这个词的使用已经成为圣经和现代研究的惯用手法，现代学者对这个词的各种应用的分析为通过比较研究对其定义进行反思提供了出发点。