Open AccessDie Daniëlboek se twee <i>Sitze im Leben</i>
Author(s) -
Marius Johannes Nel,
Dirk J. Human
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
hts teologiese studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2072-8050
pISSN - 0259-9422
DOI - 10.4102/hts.v58i4.716
Subject(s) - persecution , judaism , context (archaeology) , order (exchange) , art , humanities , philosophy , history , theology , political science , archaeology , law , politics , finance , economics
The two contexts of the book of Daniel
Die Book of Daniel presupposes an exilic date of origin in the sixth century. The real context in which the book originated is the second century BC, during the persecution by Antiochus IV Epiphanes of Jewish fanatics opposing his hellenization policy. In order to fully understand the book, it is necessary to take into account the historical detail of both contexts.