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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810123103321

Autore

Davies Philip R

Titolo

Daniel / / P.R. Davies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, : JSOT Press for the Society for Old Testament Study, c1985

ISBN

1-282-70978-X

9786612709784

0-567-55996-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 pages)

Collana

Old Testament guides ; ; 4

Disciplina

224.506

Soggetti

Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Preview; 2 The Historical Background; 3 The Languages of the Book; 4 The Story Cycle; 5 The Vision Series; 6 The God of Daniel; 7 The Jewish Hero and the Gentile King; 8 The Jewish People, the 'Son of Man' and the 'Holy Ones'; 9 The 'Wise' and Their Deliverance; 10 The Authors; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Subjects; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Daniel has engendered a good deal of controversial debate, especially regarding its date and authorship and its 'apocalyptic' character. In this introduction for the student, the scholarly issues are carefully described and assessed, while emphasis is placed on the literary and theological aspects of the book, which have been comparatively neglected, but which reflect the concerns and interests of contemporary Old Testament scholarship. This volume thus looks both at the past scholarship and points towards future trends in the understanding of a unique literary and theological masterpiece.