The Most High God vs. Nabû: A God of Letters, Wisdom, and Fate Who Can(not) Read, Understand, or Foretell
A natural reading of Daniel 5 clearly depicts the Jewish deity as humbling an arrogant pagan king, Belshazzar, through the Judahite sage, Daniel. This article suggests that a second but not mutually exclusive interpretation is possible in light of the story’s Mesopotamian background. According to th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2023, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-35 |
| Further subjects: | B
Nabû
B the Most High God B Babylonian Pantheon B Daniel 5 |
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