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Author Haydon, Ronald, author

Title Seventy sevens are decreed : a canonical approach to Daniel 9:24-27 / Ronald Haydon
Published Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, [2016]

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Series Journal of Theological Interpretation Supplements ; 15
Journal of theological interpretation supplements ; 15.
Contents Title; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER 1: The Role of a Canonical Approach; CHAPTER 2: A Canonical Approach; CHAPTER 3: The "Law and the Prophets" in Daniel 9:3-19; CHAPTER 4: Daniel 9:24-27; CHAPTER 5: Ambiguity and Space; CHAPTER 6: Conclusion; APPENDIX: The Dual-Location of the Book of Daniel; Bibliography; Index of Authors; Index of Scripture
Summary Few passages in the Old Testament are as enigmatic as Daniel 9:24-27. It makes sense, therefore, that a myriad of interpretations surround these four verses. Expanding on Brevard Childs's brief work on Daniel, Haydon responds to this question with a canonical approach to Dan 9:24-27: reading a text that is shaped to include future generations of faithful interpreters. The first part lays the groundwork for a canonical approach. Whereas most biblical scholars read Daniel 9 through the lens of historical- and composition-critical tools, Childs and his readers frame the chapter within the larger
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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SUBJECT Bible. Daniel, IX, 24-27 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Subject RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Prophets.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016027812
ISBN 9781575064369
1575064367