The Book of Daniel and the Apocryphal Daniel Literature (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. Contents Tables Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Chapter One: The Apocryphal Daniel Literature: Parameters of the Study 1. The Apocryphal Daniel Literature 2. The Structure and Purposes of This Study Appendix: Notes on Previous Research and Approaches Chapter Two: The Story of Daniel in the Book of Daniel and in the Daniel Legenda 1. The Story of Daniel and the Book of Daniel 2. The Young Daniel 3. Chronology and the Kings of Babylon, Media, and Persia 4. The Last Days, Death, and Burial of Daniel 5. Observations and Conclusions Chapter Three: The Apocryphal Daniel Apocalypses 1. Introduction 2. The Apocryphal Daniel Apocalypses 2.1. The Vision of Daniel on the Island of Cyprus 2.2. The Vision of Daniel on the Blond Race 2.3. The Seventh Vision of Daniel Excursus I: History, Prophecy, and the Dating of Apocalyptica 2.4. The Vision of the Young Daniel 2.5. The Revelation of Daniel the Prophet in the Land of Persia and Elam 2.6. The Visions of Daniel and Other Holy Men 2.7. The Oracle of the Prophet Daniel on Byzantium 2.8. The Proclamation of the Prophet Daniel 2.9. The Vision of Daniel on the Future of the Seven-Hilled City 2.10. Diegesis Danielis 2.11. The Vision and Revelation of the Prophet Daniel 2.12. The Word of Daniel on the End of the World 2.13. The Vision of the Prophet Daniel on the Emperors 2.14. The History of Daniel (Qissa-yi Dāniyāl) 2.15. Discourses of John Chrysostom Concerning the Vision of Daniel 2.16. The Vision of Daniel On the Last Times and the End of the World 2.17. The Vision of Daniel by the River Kebar 2.18. The Apocalypse of Daniel on the Events after al-Mu'tamid Excursus II: The Figure of Daniel and the Arabic Muslim Daniel Apocalypses 2.19. The Vision of Daniel as Related to Ezra, His Pupil 2.20. The Vision of Daniel on the Island of Crete 2.21. The Fourteenth Vision of Daniel 2.22. Nevu'ot Daniel 2.23. The Last Vision of the Prophet Daniel 2.24. The Book of Daniel (Dāniyāl-nāma) 3. The Apocryphal Daniel Apocalypses and the Genre "Apocalypse" Excursus III: Dead Sea 4Q 'Pseudo-Daniel" 4. The Book of Daniel and the Apocryphal Daniel Apocalypses 5. A Greek Apocryphal "Apocalypse of Daniel"? Chapter Four: The Daniel Prognostica 1. Ancient and Mediaeval Prognostica 2. Somniale Danielis 3. Lunationes Danielis Excursus I: The Figure of Daniel in Complex Lunations and Zodiacal Lunaries 4. Praedictiones Danielis 5. Daniel Prognostica from the East 6. General Observations Chapter Five: General Observations and Conclusions Chapter Six: The Apocryphal Daniel Literature: Inventory and Bibliography Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in Aramaic i. The Prayer of Nabonidus ii. and iii. Pseudo-Daniel a—c iv. The "Son of God" Text v. Aramaic-Hebrew Daniel-Poem [see Hebrew section] Daniel Apocrypha Preserved Primarily in Greek A. Greek Daniel Apocrypha in Antiquity and the Early Mediaeval Period i., ii., and iii. The Greek Additions to the MT Book of Daniel i. The Prayer of Azariah and The Song of the Three Young Men ii. Bel and the Serpent iii. Susanna Excursus: Josephus' Portrait of Daniel iv. The Vita Danielis in the Lives of the Prophets v. Praedictiones Danielis v bis. Somniale Danielis and Lunationes Danielis [see Latin section] B. Greek Daniel Apocalypses of the Byzantine Period vi. The Vision of Daniel on the Island of Cyprus vii. The Vision of Daniel on the Blond Race viii. The Visions of Daniel and Other Holy Men ix. The Oracle of the Prophet Daniel of Byzantium x. The Proclamation of the Prophet Daniel xi. The Vision of Daniel on the Future of the Seven-Hilled City xii. Diegesis Danielis xiii. The Vision and Revelation of the Prophet Daniel [Greek and Slavonic] xiv. The Word of Daniel on the End of the World xv. Discourses of John Chrysostom Concerning the Vision of Daniel xvi. The Vision of Daniel On the Last Times and the End of the World xvii. The Vision of Daniel on the Island of Crete xviii. The Last Vision of the Prophet Daniel [Greek and Slavonic] Excursus: Notes on and Manuscripts of Unidentified Greek Daniel Apocalypses Excursus: Sundry Greek Daniel Apocrypha Excursus: Daniel Legenda Preserved in the Palaea Historica Daniel Apocrypha Preserved Primarily in Latin i. The Vita Danielis in the Lives of the Prophets [see Greek section] ii. Somniale Danielis [Greek, Latin, etc.] Excursus: Cy commence le livre des expositions et significacions des songes iii. Lunationes Danielis [Greek, Latin, etc.] iv. Ludus Danielis and Historia de Daniel representanda Excursus: Sundry Latin Daniel Apocrypha Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in Syriac i. The Vita Danielis in the Lives of the Prophets [see Greek section] ii. The Vision of the Young Daniel iii. The Revelation of Daniel the Prophet in the Land of Persia and Elam iv. Malhamat Dāniyāl [see Arabic section] v. Daniel Geomantic Texts [see Persian section] Excursus: Sundry Syriac Daniel Apocrypha Daniel Apocrypha Preserved Primarily in Ethiopic i. The Vita Danielis in the Lives of the Prophets [see Greek section] Daniel Apocrypha Preserved Primarily in Coptic i. Somniale Danielis [see Latin section] ii. The Fourteenth Vision of Daniel [Coptic and Arabic] Excursus: Sundry Coptic Daniel Apocrypha Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in Hebrew i. The Vita Danielis in the Lives of the Prophets [see Greek section] ii. Somniale Danielis [see Latin section] iii. Aramaic-Hebrew Daniel-Poem iv. Vision of Daniel by the River Kebar v. Nevu'ot Daniel vi. The Daniel-Tales in the Book of Yosippon vii. Malhamat Dāniyāl [see Arabic section] Excursus: The Additional Greek Material in the Post-Biblical Jewish Tradition Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in Persian i. Malhamat Dāniyāl [see Arabic section] ii. The History of Daniel (Qissa-yi Dāniyāl) iii. The Book of Daniel (Dāniyāl-nāma) Excursus: Daniel Geomantic Texts in the Persian, Arabic, Syriac, Armenian, and Turkish Traditions Excursus: Sundry Persian Daniel Apocrypha Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in Arabic i. The Vita Danielis in the Lives of the Prophets [see Greek section] ii. The Fourteenth Vision of Daniel [see Coptic section] iii. The Apocalypse of Daniel on the Events after al-Mu'tamid iv. The Vision of Daniel as Related to Ezra, His Pupil v. Malhamat Dāniyāl [Syriac, Arabic, etc.] vi. The Book of Principles of Daniel the Sage vii. Kitab al-Jafar viii. Qur'at Dâniyâl ix. Daniel Geomantic Texs [see Persian section] Excursus: Sundry Arabic Daniel Apocrypha Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in Turkish i. Daniel Geomantic Texts [see Persian section] Excursus: Sundry Turkish Daniel Apocrypha Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in Old and Middle English i. Somniale Danielis [see Latin section] ii. The Junius Daniel iii. The Exeter Azarias Excursus: The Feast of Belshazzar in the Middle English Poem Cleanness Excursus: Sundry Old and Middle English Daniel Apocrypha Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in Irish i. Somniale Danielis [see Latin section] ii. The Mors Danielis in the Deaths of the Chief Prophets Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in Icelandic i. Somniale Danielis [see Latin section] Excursus: Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in the Mediaeval German Tradition i. Somniale Danielis [see Latin section] Excursus: "König Tyro von Schotten und Fridebrand sin Sun" Excursus: The Figure of Susanna in the Medieval German Tradition Excursus: Die drei Jünglinge im Freuerofen Daniel Apocrypha Preserved Primarily in French i. Somniale Danielis [see Latin section] Excursus: Sundry French Daniel Apocrypha Daniel Apocrypha Preserved in Armenian i. The Vita Danielis in the Lives of the Prophets [see Greek section] ii. Somniale Danielis [see Latin section] iii. The Seventh Vision of Daniel iv. The Mors Danielis in The Names, Works, and Deaths of the Holy Prophets v. The Vita of the Three Children vi. Daniel Geomantic Texts [see Persian section] Excursus: Sundry Armenian Daniel Apocrypha Daniel Apocrypha Preserved Primarily in the Slavonic Languages i. The Vision of the Prophet Daniel on the Emperors ii. The Vision and Revelation of the Prophet Daniel [see Greek section] iii. The Last Vision of the Prophet Daniel [see Greek section] Excursus: Sundry Slavonic Daniel Apocrypha Indexes 1. Ancient and Mediaeval Sources 2. Manuscripts Cited 3. Modern Authorities 4. Subjects 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.