Human and the Divine in History: Herodotus and the Book of Daniel

by Paul V. Niskanen

The Human and the Divine in History investigates the possibility that the author of Daniel knew and drew upon the Histories of Herodotus. Daniel uses and develops Herodotean concepts such as the succession of world empires, dynastic dreams, and the focus on both human and divine cauration in explaining historical events. A comparative reading of these two texts illuminates Daniel's theology of history, showing it to be neither as exclusively eschatological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 056708213X
• ISBN13: 9780567082138
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"