Of Courtiers and Kings
The Biblical Daniel Narratives and Ancient Story-collections
Of Courtiers and Kings
The Biblical Daniel Narratives and Ancient Story-collections
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Hardback
£65.95
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN: 9781575062600
Number of Pages: 540
Published: 14/11/2013
Width: 16.5 cm
Height: 25 cm
Holm's book is an innovative approach to the biblical Book of Daniel.
Preface
Abbreviations
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Story-Collection Genre: Survey and Prospect
2.1.Defining the Genre
2.2.Basic Characteristics of the Story-Collection
2.3. Literary Processes: Composition and History
2.4. Prospect for Daniel
Chapter 3. The Story-Collection and Related Material in Antiquity
3.1. Greece and Rome
3.2. India and Persia
3.3. The Near East and Egypt
3.4. Summary
Chapter 4. The Book of Daniel in Light of the Story-Collection Genre
4.1. The Story-Collection De nition and Daniel 1–6
4.2. Literary Processes: The Book of Daniel as Collections (Plural)
4.3. Summary
Chapter 5. The Book of Daniel in Light of Ancient Near Eastern Story-Collections and Related Material
5.1. Sources and Analogues to the Daniel Legenda
5.2. Sources and Analogues to Daniel Structure
5.3. Sources and Analogues to Speci c Daniel Stories
5.4. New Insights on the Composition of the Book of Daniel
5.5. Summary
Chapter 6. Conclusions
6.1. Daniel Set against a Story-Collection Typology
6.2. Daniel Set gainst the Background of Ancient Near Eastern Story-Collections and Related Material
6.3. Stages of the Book of Daniel
Bibliography
Indexes
