A powerful and present God? : sovereignty, history, and ideology in the visions of Daniel -- The shape of sovereignty in Nebuchadnezzar's dream (Daniel 2:31-45) -- Visible tensions : divine power and presence in Daniel 7 -- Daniel 8 and the crisis of divine absence -- Restoring the sacred in Daniel 9 -- Re-visioning sovereignty in Daniel 10-12 -- Concluding comments
Summary
This study of the book of Daniel examines the ideology of divine and human rule in Daniel's historical resumes or reviews found in chaps 2, 7, 8, 9, 10-12. € It seeks to uncover the concerns that motivate the resumes and the strategies the resumes use to resolve cognitive and experiential dissonance.€ Loose Ends argues that the source of dissonance in Daniel stems not from failed prophecies (as has been commonly argued), nor do the visions function as symbolic theodicies to address a contradiction between divine power and divine goodness in the face evil. The study proposes, instead
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-208) and indexes
