The Many Fiery Furnaces of Daniel 3: The Evolution of a Literary Model

The fiery furnace episode of Daniel 3 can be described as a martyr legend without a martyrdom. It shares many formal features with other martyr accounts but ends with the deliverance of the three young men. Early on, the episode was used as a model to narrate similar deliverances from fiery furnaces...

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Main Author: Vette, Nathanael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Biblical interpretation
Year: 2022, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 312-328
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Daniel 3 / Martyrdom / Hagiography / Reader-response criticism / Rabbinic literature
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
KCD Hagiography; saints
Further subjects:B Hagiography
B Daniel
B Second Temple Literature
B Martyrdom
B Reception History
B Rabbinic Literature
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