Book Of Daniel And The Apocryphal Daniel Literature (Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha) (Studia in Veteris Testamenti Pseudepigrapha)

This Volume Illuminates The Full Extent Of The Corpus Of Ancient And Mediaeval Apocryphal Daniel Literature. It Is The First Study To Examine The Daniel Legenda, The Apocryphal Apocalypses, And The Prognostica As Discrete Categories Of Texts And To Evaluate Their Generic Relationship To The Biblical Book Of Daniel. Special Emphases Include The Identification Of The Texts And Their Manuscript Evidence As Well As The Study Of Late Antique And Early Mediaeval Apocalyptic Literature Attributed To Daniel. This Volume Will Be Of Particular Interest To Biblical Scholars And To Those Who Specialise In Biblical Apocrypha And Pseudepigrapha.--jacket. Ch. 1. Apocryphal Daniel Literature : Parameters Of The Study -- Ch. 2. Story Of Daniel In The Book Of Daniel And In The Daniel Legenda -- Ch. 3. Apocryphal Daniel Apocalypses -- Ch. 4. Daniel Prognostica -- Ch. 5. General Observations And Conclusions -- Ch. 6. Apocryphal Daniel Literature : Inventory And Bibliography. By Lorenzo Ditommaso. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Apocryphal Daniel Literature: Inventory And Bibliography--p. [316]-508. This volume illuminates the full extent of the ancient and mediaeval apocryphal texts associated with or attributed to Daniel (including the Daniel legenda, the apocryphal apocalypses, and the prognostica) and investigates their relationship with the biblical Book of Daniel. This study examines the ancient and mediaeval apocryphal literature concerned with or attributed to the figure of Daniel the prophet, and investigates the manner in which this literature is conceptually related to the biblical story of Daniel.