Time and Revelation in the Vision of Daniel : From the St. Petersburg Collection.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ben-Sasson, Menahem.

Series:

Chronoi Series

Chronoi Series ; v.11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Daniel (Biblical figure).

Apocalyptic literature.

Eschatology, Jewish.

Local Subjects:

Daniel (Biblical figure).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2026.

Summary:

Chronoi: Time, Time Awareness, Time Management is a book series that presents the work of the Einstein Center Chronoi. The center is dedicated to the investigation of time and time-related subjects such as time awareness, time management, time perception, and temporality from interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Contents

1 The Vision of Daniel-The Texts

1.1 Physical Characteristics, Date, and Provenance of the MS

1.2 Facsimile of the Manuscript

1.3 The Vision of Daniel-A Diplomatic Edition

1.4 Side-by-Side Topical Translation

2 The Work

2.1 Contents and Outline

2.2 Literary Analysis of the Vision of Daniel-Structure, Genre, Setting and Intention

3 The Ex-Eventu Prophetic-Historical Sections of the Vision of Daniel

3.1 The Vision of Daniel and Qiṣṣa-ye Dāniyāl (QD)

3.2 The Vision of Daniel and the Syriac Vision of Daniel

3.3 Time, Place, and Language of the Vision

3.3.1 The Main Part of the Vision

3.3.2 (Third?) "Updating" of the Vision

4 Inverting the Image of the Redeemer and his Enemies: An Example of Interreligious Discourse

4.1 The Two Enemies of the Redeemer in Visions of Daniel

4.1.1 Enemies of the Redeemer in Syriac Visions of Daniel

4.1.2 Enemies of the Redeemer in Jewish Visions of Daniel

4.2 Two Enemies of the Savior in Apocalyptic Traditions

4.3 The Daughter of Levi and Her Son

4.3.1 The Daughter of Levi in the Syriac Traditions

4.3.2 The Daughter of Levi and Her Son in Muslim Tradition

4.3.3 The Daughter of Levi, Her Son, and His Demonic Appearance in Jewish Tradition

5 Inventory of Apocalyptic Building Blocks in the Vision: Redemption in the Vision of Daniel and Other Visions

5.1 The Burning of the Wicked

5.2 The Mount of Olives and Heavenly Jerusalem

5.3 The Flight to the Wilderness

5.4 Leviathan and the Behemoth

5.5 Two Redeemers-Ben Joseph and Ben Jesse

5.6 The Conclusion of the Vision

6 Apocalyptic Time in the Vision of Daniel

6.1 Figures and Symbols of Time in Redemption

6.2 Flexible Time

6.3 Future Time and the Order of the Events.

6.4 Eschatological Concepts in Historical Contexts: Synchronic-Historical Examination

6.5 The Eclectic Method of the Vision of Daniel

6.6 Concluding Comments

Appendix: Qiṣṣa-ye Dāniyāl in Judeo-Persian

Qiṣṣa-ye Dāniyāl

1 The Manuscript and Its Entourage

2 The Structure of QD and the Vision of Daniel, and their Antecedents

3 The Syriac Apocalypse of Daniel and QD

4 The Judeo-Persian Text and English Translation

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Hebrew-Biblical Sources

Index of Names

Subject Index.

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ISBN:

3-11-079074-2

3-11-079069-6

OCLC:

1587430960