RT Article
T1 Daniel as an Americanized Apocalypse
JF Interpretation
VO 71
IS 2
SP 190
OP 203
A1 Carey, Greg 1965-
LA English
PB Sage Publ.
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1559582804
AB Set in the context of Judean resistance against the Seleucid Empire, Daniel addresses issues such as diaspora, identity, empire, and power. The first biblical apocalypse models how to survive faithfully within a hostile foreign culture, and it voices a full-throated rejection of foreign domination. In contrast, American religious media domesticate Daniel into a morality tale, a fable that promotes personal integrity and trust in God. The Americanized Daniel cannot or will not ask what “empire” means or what it means for believers to inhabit an empire themselves. This essay explores what modern readers can gain by reintroducing categories like “empire” and “resistance” in Daniel.
K1 Bibel : Daniel
DO 10.1177/0020964316688052