RT Article
T1 The eclipse of Daniel's narrative: The limits of historical knowledge in the theological reading of Daniel
JF Scottish journal of theology
VO 70
IS 3
SP 264
OP 277
A1 Briggs, Richard 1966-
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1580713386
AB This article uses Hans Frei's famous image of the ‘eclipse' of biblical narrative to explore the link between situating the book of Daniel historically and grasping its theological point(s). The critical/conservative stand-off over the book of Daniel is rehearsed by way of key agenda-setting Victorian voices, and it is then argued that Frei's perspective allows the reader to move on from assessing descriptive accuracy towards focusing on ascriptive purpose(s). Various examples of how such an ascriptive approach might clarify Daniel are considered, including specific attention to the complexities of Daniel 11's problematic relationship to what did and did not happen to Antiochus Epiphanes.
K1 Daniel
K1 F. W. Farrar
K1 Hans Frei
K1 ascriptive reading
K1 Theological Interpretation
DO 10.1017/S003693061700028X