Daniel's Spiel - Apocalyptic Literacy in the Book of Daniel

Informationen zum Autor By Jin Hee Han Klappentext The hostile regime that set out to annihilate the Jewish religion and culture forms the background of the Book of Daniel. Han identifies the main agenda behind the creation of the book of Daniel, explaining how Daniel promotes an alternative discourse in opposition to the Hellenistic regime in the second century B.C.E. Zusammenfassung The hostile regime that set out to annihilate the Jewish religion and culture forms the background of the Book of Daniel. Han identifies the main agenda behind the creation of the book of Daniel! explaining how Daniel promotes an alternative discourse in opposition to the Hellenistic regime in the second century B.C.E. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Preface Part 2 Abbreviations Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 "What is Daniel up to?" Chapter 5 Apocalyptic as a Constructive Language Chapter 6 Apocalyptic and the Hellenistic Colonialism Chapter 7 Hellenistic Paideia and the Book of Daniel Chapter 8 Antiochus Epiphanes and the Tale of Tyranny Chapter 9 The Book of Daniel as Resistance Literature Chapter 10 A Reading Community of Daniel Chapter 11 Writing and Reading within the Book of Daniel Chapter 12 The Revealing Design of the Book of Daniel Chapter 13 Apocalyptic Paideia Part 14 Conclusion Part 15 Bibliography Part 16 Index

Product details

• Authors: Jin Hee Han, Han Jin Hee
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2007
• EAN: 9780761839132
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-3913-2
• No. of pages: 124
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 222 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations