The Human and the Divine in History
Herodotus and the Book of Daniel
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:1st Jun '04
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The Human and the Divine in History investigates the possibility that the author of Daniel knew and drew upon the Histories of Herodotus. Daniel uses and develops Herodotean concepts such as the succession of world empires, dynastic dreams, and the focus on both human and divine cauration in explaining historical events. A comparative reading of these two texts illuminates DanielGCOs theology of history, showing it to be neither as exclusively eschatological nor as sectarian as is often supposed. Rather, it is specifically the end of exileGCounderstood as foreign dominationGCothat Daniel envisions for the entire Jewish people.
Review in the International Review of Biblical Studies, vol 51 2004/05
Old Testament Abstracts: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly/ Vol. 29, 2006 -- mention
mentioned in Biblica
"The study is interesting and helpful. N. has demonstrated the correspondence between the Greek literary tradition and Daniel. The thesis is especially useful at a time of transition in biblical studies, when the influence of Hellenism on Second Temple Judaism is in the process of reevaluation." - The Catholic Biblical Quarterly * Catholic Biblical Quarterly *
ISBN: 9780567082138
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 370g
152 pages