Three Books of Daniel: Plurality and Fluidity among the Ancient Versions
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Portier-Young, A
Published in: Interpretation (United Kingdom)
April 1, 2017
This essay demonstrates that the book of Daniel is not a fixed but fluid text, a collection of traditions that developed over centuries and locations. The three major extant ancient versions of Daniel, represented by the Hebrew/Aramaic Masoretic Text and the "Old Greek" and "Revised Greek" translations, together participate in a complex dance of genres as they move between legend, folk-tale, prayer and song, vision and apocalypse, novella and saint's life. A greater appreciation of this multiplicity and fluidity complicates our understanding of biblical texts in ways that can enrich interpretation and interfaith dialogue.
Duke Scholars
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Interpretation (United Kingdom)
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2159-340X
ISSN
0020-9643
Publication Date
April 1, 2017
Volume
71
Issue
2
Start / End Page
143 / 153
Related Subject Headings
- 5005 Theology
- 5004 Religious studies
- 2204 Religion and Religious Studies
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Portier-Young, A. (2017). Three Books of Daniel: Plurality and Fluidity among the Ancient Versions. Interpretation (United Kingdom), 71(2), 143–153. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020964316688077
Portier-Young, A. “Three Books of Daniel: Plurality and Fluidity among the Ancient Versions.” Interpretation (United Kingdom) 71, no. 2 (April 1, 2017): 143–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020964316688077.
Portier-Young A. Three Books of Daniel: Plurality and Fluidity among the Ancient Versions. Interpretation (United Kingdom). 2017 Apr 1;71(2):143–53.
Portier-Young, A. “Three Books of Daniel: Plurality and Fluidity among the Ancient Versions.” Interpretation (United Kingdom), vol. 71, no. 2, Apr. 2017, pp. 143–53. Scopus, doi:10.1177/0020964316688077.
Portier-Young A. Three Books of Daniel: Plurality and Fluidity among the Ancient Versions. Interpretation (United Kingdom). 2017 Apr 1;71(2):143–153.
Published In
Interpretation (United Kingdom)
DOI
EISSN
2159-340X
ISSN
0020-9643
Publication Date
April 1, 2017
Volume
71
Issue
2
Start / End Page
143 / 153
Related Subject Headings
- 5005 Theology
- 5004 Religious studies
- 2204 Religion and Religious Studies