Daniels Spiel : Apocalyptic Literacy In The Book Of Daniel

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

“What Is Daniel Up To?”

Apocalyptic As A Constructive Language

Apocalyptic And The Hellenistic Colonialism

Hellenistic Paideia And The Book Of Daniel

Antiochus Epiphanes And The Tale Of Tyranny

The Book Of Daniel As Resistance Literature

A Reading Community Of Daniel

Writing And Reading Within The Book Of Daniel

The Revealing Design Of The Book Of Daniel

Apocalyptic Paideia

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Additional Info
The hostile regime that set out to annihilate the Jewish religion and culture forms the background of the Book of Daniel. Jin Hee Han’s book, Daniel’s Spiel: Apocalyptic Literacy in the Book of Daniel, identifies the main agenda behind the creation of the book of Daniel, explaining how Daniel promotes an alternative discourse in opposition to the Hellenistic regime in the second century B.C.E. The word “Spiel” in the title refers to Daniel’s strategy of using apocalyptic language to give the people hope, as he offered them a discourse of resistance meant to keep alive their anticipation of God’s inevitable triumph over the evil regime that tormented them. Author Jin Hee Han provides modern readers with useful insights into why the Book of Daniel was created and offers clues of how it might be interpreted today.