The Sons of Seleucus ii and the Historicity of Dan 11:10
Dan 11:10 presents textual and historical difficulties. While some scholars favor the Qetiv/og reading of bnw “son”, corresponding to what has been seen as the more historical statement that one son of Seleucus ii, the famous Antiochus iii, fought against the Ptolemaic kingdom, others prefer the rea...
| Published in: | Vetus Testamentum |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Daniel 11,10
/ Textual criticism
/ Historicity
/ Seleukos, II., Seleukidenreich, König 265 BC-226 BC
/ Antiochus III Seleucid Empire, King 242 BC-187 BC
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KBL Near East and North Africa TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible
Daniel
textual criticism
Qere / Qetiv
og / Th.-Dan
Hellenistic history
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Volltext (Verlag) |
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| Summary: | Dan 11:10 presents textual and historical difficulties. While some scholars favor the Qetiv/og reading of bnw “son”, corresponding to what has been seen as the more historical statement that one son of Seleucus ii, the famous Antiochus iii, fought against the Ptolemaic kingdom, others prefer the reading of bnyv/“sons” with the Qere, Th.-Dan. and the Vulgate, though they have not understood the verse in a meaningful historical fashion. This article attempts to show that recent developments in the study of Hellenistic history in Asia Minor demonstrate that both sons of Seleucus ii, first Seleucus iii and then Antiochus iii, raised large forces for campaigns to restore their father’s kingdom to its former glory. Dan 11:10 becomes an interesting example of the historicity of Dan 11. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | In: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12301113 |