The Animalistic Nebuchadnezzar and the Heroic Encounter: Daniel 4:30 Iconographically Revisited
This article reassesses the significance of the description of Nebuchadnezzar in animalistic terms in Dan 4:30 by turning to the common Achaemenid-era visual image of the Heroic Encounter. This visual motif was widespread throughout the empire and depicts a heroic figure controlling or engaging in c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scholar's Press
2020
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2020, Volume: 139, Issue: 3, Pages: 499-520 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Azariah
/ Bible. Daniel 4,30
/ Nebuchadnezzar II Babylonia, King -562 BC
/ Animals
/ Iconography
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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