History and Eschatology in Tension: A Literary Response to Daniel 11:40–45 as Test Case
Dan 11:40–45 has long been a crux interpretum in the exposition of the visions of Daniel. This is principally due to disagreement over whether to interpret the verses historically with respect to the Hellenist kingdoms of the second century BCE, or eschatologically. My proposal is Daniel 11:pression...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2004
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Pacifica
Year: 2004, Volume: 17, Issue: 3, Pages: 243-250 |
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| Summary: | Dan 11:40–45 has long been a crux interpretum in the exposition of the visions of Daniel. This is principally due to disagreement over whether to interpret the verses historically with respect to the Hellenist kingdoms of the second century BCE, or eschatologically. My proposal is Daniel 11:pression of chapter 11 and of the account of the final vision in chapters 10–12 as a whole provide us with clues that enable us to unite the temporal and the eschatological in our appreciation of these verses. |
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| ISSN: | 1839-2598 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pacifica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1030570X0401700301 |