Synopsis
Reading Daniel as a Text in Theological Hermeneutics sets out to read the book of Daniel as a narrative textbook in the field of theological hermeneutics. Employing such disciplines as historical criticism, literary criticism, narrative theology, and hermeneutics, this work seeks to maintain an interdisciplinary outlook on the book of Daniel. Two inherently linked perspectives are utilized in this reading of Daniel. First is the perception that the character of Daniel is the paradigm of the good theological hermeneut; theology and hermeneutics are inseparable and converge in the character of Daniel. Readers must recognize in Daniel certain qualities, attitudes, abilities, and convictions well worth emulating. Essentially, readers must aspire to become a Daniel. Second is the standpoint that the book of Daniel on the whole should be read as a hermeneutics textbook. Readers are led through a series of theories and exercises meant to be instilled into their theological, intellectual, and practical lives. Attention to readers is a constant endeavor throughout this thesis. The concern is fundamentally upon contemporary readers and their communities, yet with sensible consideration given to the historical readerly community with which contemporary readers find continuity. Greater concentration is placed on what the book of Daniel means for contemporary readers than on what the book of Daniel meant in its historical setting. In the end, readers are left with difficult challenges, a sobering awareness of the volatility of the business of hermeneutics, and serious implications for readers to implement both theologically and hermeneutically.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. A Hermeneutic Reading of Daniel The Historical Continuum of the Danielic Community Purpose of Daniel Danielic Hermeneutics 2. Narration in Daniel The "Tell" of Three Narrators Conclusion 3. The Introduction to Danielic Hermeneutics Setting the Sense of Reading Daniel 1: Introduction to the Narrative 4. The Undergraduate Courses - Danielic Hermeneutics in Theory Daniel 2: Disclosing Dream and Identity Daniel 3: The Exit Exam for the Unbending Boys Daniel 4: Nebuchadnezzar's Conversion to Yahwism Daniel 5: Belshazzar, the Lightweight Interpreter Daniel 6: The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Daniel 5. The Graduate Courses - Danielic Hermeneutics in Praxis Daniel 7: The Court of Heaven Casts Judgment Daniel 8: Vision, Interpretation, Understanding Daniel 9: Daniel's Seventy and Gabriel's Seventy-Sevens Daniel 10: Another Angelic Encounter Daniel 11: Revelation of Details Daniel 12: Danielism - Survival of the Wisest 6. The Reader as Hermeneut Reader as Character Reader as Text Reader as Hermeneut Bibliography
About the Author
Aaron B. Hebbard is Associate Professor of Theology and the Arts at Community Christian College in Southern California. He earned his PhD in literature, theology, and the arts at the University of Glasgow.
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