Daniel's Prayer for Jerusalem: Reading Daniel 9 in a Diaspora Context
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Daniel's Prayer for Jerusalem: Reading Daniel 9 in a Diaspora Context. / Poulsen, Frederik.
In: Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2021, p. 95-110.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Daniel's Prayer for Jerusalem: Reading Daniel 9 in a Diaspora Context
AU - Poulsen, Frederik
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Daniel 9 focuses on the fate of Jerusalem. While the chapter likely addresses concerns during the Maccabean crisis in the 160’s BCE, it is consistently set in the time of the exilic Daniel. This article explores the significance of this literary setting for interpreting the chapter as a whole. I argue that chapter 9 portrays Daniel as a faithful diaspora Jew, an image known from the court stories in chapters 1-6, and thereby constitutes an important link between the two halves of the book. Furthermore, I demonstrate that the portrait of Daniel as a leader of his people connects him to other biblical characters, especially Nehemiah, who in dispersion cares for the well-being of the land of their ancestors.
AB - Daniel 9 focuses on the fate of Jerusalem. While the chapter likely addresses concerns during the Maccabean crisis in the 160’s BCE, it is consistently set in the time of the exilic Daniel. This article explores the significance of this literary setting for interpreting the chapter as a whole. I argue that chapter 9 portrays Daniel as a faithful diaspora Jew, an image known from the court stories in chapters 1-6, and thereby constitutes an important link between the two halves of the book. Furthermore, I demonstrate that the portrait of Daniel as a leader of his people connects him to other biblical characters, especially Nehemiah, who in dispersion cares for the well-being of the land of their ancestors.
U2 - 10.1080/09018328.2021.1909310
DO - 10.1080/09018328.2021.1909310
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
VL - 35
SP - 95
EP - 110
JO - Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament
JF - Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament
SN - 0901-8328
IS - 1
ER -
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