Many medieval authors also wrote pseudonymous prophecies that did not take the form of narrative visions but foresaw imminent crisis, judgment, and salvation.
Written in Asia Minor about 95 ce by a Christian named John (the fact that the author gives his true name is the one major exception to the rule of pseudonymity), the Revelation offers a vibrant, sometimes lurid, account of imminent crisis, judgment, and salvation.
Every day as the crisis continues, his judgment, and that of the chancellor, George Osborne, in appointing the former editor of the News of the World Andy Coulson as his director of communications looks increasingly inexplicable.
During the time of the Hellenistic domination of Palestine and the revolt of the Maccabees, however, a pessimistic view of the present became coupled with an expectation of an apocalyptic scenario, which is characterized by an imminent crisis, a universal judgment, and a supernatural resolution.
They have been accused of exacerbating Europe's debt woes by issuing downgrades at delicate moments of the euro crisis, and their judgment has been challenged over the top scores they awarded to doubtful debt ahead of the 2008 financial meltdown.
Over the course of Nixon's first term he acted as my partner, strong in crises, decisive in judgment, skilful in bureaucratic infighting... [But] I could not help noticing that Haig was implacable in squeezing to the sidelines potential competitors for my attention".
What matters, however, is not just "being there" during a crisis, but showing good judgment in its management.
Faced with tremendous challenge, our country has shown a unique and extraordinary capacity over time to act, with a tremendous record of judgment in crisis over time.
It is not idle to point out that, in the run-up to the financial crisis, the math and judgment of the ratings agencies were disastrous, and not innocently so.
When a crisis appears imminent — a judgment call he must make from 7,000 miles away — he'll drop everything, get on the plane and rush to his parents' side.
In analyzing the Vioxx crisis in the book "Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls," Mr. Tichy and a co-author take the Merck board to task for hiring a new C.E.O., Raymond V. Gilmartin, in the 1990s.
