"Seventy sevens are decreed" : a canonical approach to Daniel 9:24-27 / / Ronald Haydon

• Autore: Haydon Ron
• Pubblicazione: Winona Lake, Indiana : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (197 pages)
• Disciplina: 224/.506
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- CHAPTER 1 The Role of a Canonical Approach -- CHAPTER 2 A Canonical Approach -- CHAPTER 3 The "Law and the Prophets" in Daniel 9:3-19 -- CHAPTER 4 Daniel 9:24-27 -- CHAPTER 5 Ambiguity and Space -- CHAPTER 6 Conclusion -- APPENDIX The Dual-Location of the Book of Daniel -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture
• Sommario/riassunto: Few passages in the Old Testament are as enigmatic as Daniel 9:24-27. It makes sense, therefore, that a myriad of interpretations surround these four verses. Expanding on Brevard Childs's brief work on Daniel, Haydon responds to this question with a canonical approach to Dan 9:24-27: reading a text that is shaped to include future generations of faithful interpreters. The first part lays the groundwork for a canonical approach. Whereas most biblical scholars read Daniel 9 through the lens of historical- and composition-critical tools, Childs and his readers frame the chapter within the larger theological message of the book. The second section is an interpretation of 9:24-27 in its canonical context, doing exegetical and theological work in tandem.Daniel 9:24-27 is, of course, an apocalyptic text leading the reader through the Antiochene crisis and beyond. The theology of the chapter, however, asks us to look back to the Law and the Prophets: Leviticus 25-26 and Jeremiah 25-29 are integral to Daniel 9. Traditions begun in the preceding corpora-rest, sin-debt, and kingdom (Lev 26:34-35; Jer 25:10-12, 29:10-14)-find their culmination in Dan 9:24-27. Haydon's study brings these texts to bear on the "seventy sevens"#x9D; in Daniel 9:24. After a careful study of the phrase's background, we discover that the construction refers to more than a number or even a single event. This time-image points to a larger pattern of rulership wherein leaders rise and fall (vv. 25-26), while the Ancient of Days remains the true King. Ambiguity also plays a part: Daniel 9:24-27 lacks historical detail for a reason-namely, to create an interpretive space that a faith community can occupy. The final form of Dan 9:24-27 is a theological construct allowing multiple generations to live in expectation of God's rule. A biblical theology of Daniel 9:24-27, moving into the New Testament and contemporary Christian reception, concludes Haydon's study.
• Titolo autorizzato: "Seventy sevens are decreed"
• ISBN: 1-57506-436-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910155112403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Journal of theological interpretation supplements ; ; 15.