MYTHICAL TIME, however, is not conceived of chronologically (chronos) but archetypically (kairos)

Ched Myers "MYTHICAL TIME, however, is not conceived of chronologically (chronos) but archetypically (kairos). The two "age" coexist in human history as "good" and "evil," each with their own respective "pasts" and "futures." The function of the myth is parenetic: the dualism compels listeners to clarify their allegiances in the historical struggle between fundamentally differing social visions. . . The collapsing of chronos into kairos is not, however, absolute in Biblical faith: Yahweh's purposes will "in the end" prevail. Apocalyptic dualism is not static but dynamic, asserting that the corrupt age is already "passing away," the new on dawning.