Jin Hee Han

Daniel's Spiel

Apocalyptic Literacy in the Book of Daniel

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 209g
• ISBN-13: 9780761839132
• ISBN-10: 0761839135
• Artikelnr.: 23346749

Autorenporträt

Jin Hee Han is Professor of Biblical Studies at New York Theological Seminary, where he has taught the Bible and Hebrew for the past fifteen years. An ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA), he has written many articles in biblical studies and has spoken at numerous conferences and workshops.

Inhaltsangabe

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