Daniel: Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature (The Forms of the Old Testament Literature (FOTL)) - Softcover

Book 7 of 8: The Forms of the Old Testament Literature

Collins, John J.

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9780802800206: Daniel: Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature (The Forms of the Old Testament Literature (FOTL))
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0802800203 ISBN 13: 9780802800206
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984

Synopsis

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In his introduction to Jewish apocalyptic literature, Collins examines the main characteristics and discusses the setting and intention of apocalyptic literature. He begins his discussion of Daniel with a survey of the book's anomalies and an examination of the bearing of form criticism on those anomalies. He explores the book's place in the canon and the problems with its coherence and bilingualism. Collins provides a section-by-section commentary with a structural analysis (verse-by-verse) of each section.

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About the Author

John J. Collins is Holmes Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation Emeritus at Yale Divinity School. He has served as editor of the Anchor Yale Bible series and president of the Society of Biblical Literature. In 2019, he was awarded the Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies. His many publications include Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy; Beyond the Qumran Community; The Bible After Babel; and Apocalypticism as a Worldview in Ancient Judaism. 

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Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication date
1984
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0802800203
ISBN 13 
9780802800206
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
132
Rating
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