Syllabus BIBLICAL APOCALYPTIC: STUDIES IN DANIEL 7-12 - 21116 Last update 22-04-2014 HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) Responsible Department: Bible Department Academic year: 1 Semester: 2nd Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Michael Segal Coordinator Email: Michael.Segal@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Monday 16:00-17:00 Teaching Staff: Dr. Michael Segal page 1 / 5
Course/Module description: The definition of 'apocalyptic'; close reading and textual and philological analysis of the visions in the Book of Daniel; the historical background of the composition of the Danielic visions; the relationship between chapters 7-12 and the first half of Daniel; the relationship of the Danielic visions and contemporaneous literature; the influence of Daniel 7-12 on Jewish and Christian literature. Course/Module aims: (1) To provide the fundamental tools for the analysis of the biblical text. (2) Reading of biblical apocalyptic through philological and literary-critical methods. (3)Interpretation of the Book of Daniel in its literary and historical context. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: Analyze the biblical text according to the philological-textual method. Discuss comprehensively the biblical text and the exegetical issues that arise when reading it. Interpret the biblical verses with the assistance of previous exegetes (traditional and critical). Assess the advantages and disadvantages of specific interpretations/interpreters. Formulate clearly these conclusions in oral and written form. Attendance requirements(%): 80% Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Textual reading Course/Module Content: (I) Introduction (II) Daniel 7 (III) Daniel 8 (IV) Daniel 9 (V) Daniel 10-12 Required Reading: (I) Introduction מאיר וייס, "אפוקליפסה", אנציקלופדיה מקראית, כרך א, טורים 499497. מנחם הרן, האסופה המקראית: תהליכי הגיבוש עד סוף ימי בית שני ושינויי הצורה עד מוצאי ימי הביניים, כרך א' (ירושלים: מוסד ביאליק/מאגנס, תשנ"ו), עמ' 124103. page 2 / 5
אלכסנדר רופא, מבוא לספרות המקרא (ירושלים: כרמל, 2006), עמ' 301297. Collins, John J., The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature (2nd ed.; Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans, 1998), 140. (II) Daniel 7 John A. Emerton, The Origin of the Son of Man Imagery, JTS 9 (1958), 225242. David Flusser, The Four Empires in the Fourth Sybil and in the Book of Daniel, Israel Oriental Studies 2 (1972), 148175 [repr. in idem, Judaism and the Origins of Christianity (Jerusalem: Magnes, 1988), 317344] John J. Collins, The Son of Man and the Saints of the Most High in the Book of Daniel, JBL 93 (1973), 5066. Rowley, H.H., Darius the Mede and the Four Empires in the Book of Daniel: A Historical Study of Contemporary Theories (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1935). (III) Daniel 8 (IV) Daniel 9 דימנט, דבורה, "ארבע המלכויות בספר דניאל לאור חיבורים מקומראן", בתוך: קולות רבים ספר זכרון לרבקה ש"ץ-אופנהיימר (שני כרכים; ירושלים: מאגנס, תשנ"ו), עמ' 4133. Paul L. Redditt, Daniel 9: Its Structure and Meaning, CBQ 62 (2000), 236249. George Athas, In Search of the Seventy Weeks of Daniel 9, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 9 (2009) [online journal]. Michael Segal, The Chronological Conception of the Persian Period in Daniel 9 Journal of Ancient Judaism 2 (2011), 283303. (V) Daniel 10-12 אוריאל רפפורט, "הערות לתקופת גזירות אנטיוכוס באספקלריה של ספר דניאל" בתוך: התקופה הסלווקית בארץ-ישראל: מחקרים ועיונים בגירות הדת ומרד החשמונאים (עורך ב' בר-כוכבא; תל- אביב, תש"ם), עמ' 65-83 Michael Fishbane, Biblical Interpretation in Ancient Israel (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985), 443524. Jon D. Levenson, Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006) Andrew Teeter, Isaiah and the King of As/Syria in Daniels Final Vision: On the Rhetoric of Inner-Scriptural Allusion and the Hermeneutics of Mantological Exegesis, in A Teacher for All Generations: Essays in Honor of James C. VanderKam, Volume One (JSJSupp 153/I; eds. E.F. Mason et al.; Leiden: Brill, 2012), 169199 Additional Reading Material: Text of Daniel: K. Elliger, W. Rudolph (eds.), Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensia (BHS), Stuttgart 1967 (BS page 3 / 5
705 B51 Z5) Eugene Ulrich et al., Qumran Cave 4.XI:Psalms to Chronicles (DJD XVI: Oxford: Clarendon, 2000). BS 1880 D53 S016 תרגום השבעים: :Septuaginta) Draco et Bel,Daniel,Susanna,(.ed) Munnich Olivier Vetus Testamentum Graecum XVI/2; Gצttingen: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, 1999). תרגום לאנגלית: pdf.nets-daniel-40/edition/nets/edu.upenn.sas.ccat//:http Commentaries: שמואל הכהן ויהודה קיל, ספר דניאל (דעת מקרא; ירושלים: מוסד הרב קוק, תשנ"ד). Charles, Robert H., A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Daniel (Oxford: Clarendon, 1929) Collins, John J., Daniel: A Commentary on the Book of Daniel (Hermeneia; Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993). Goldingay, John, Daniel (Word Biblical Commentary; Nashville, 1989). Hartman, Louis F. and Alexander A. DiLella, The Book of Daniel (AB 23; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1978). Koch, Klaus, Daniel (Biblischer Kommentar Altes Testament 22/16; Neukirchener, 19862005) Lacocque,,יAndr The Book of Daniel (trans. D. Pellauer; Atlanta: John Knox, 1979). Lebram, J. C. H., Das Buch Daniel (ZBK AT 23; Zrich, 1984). Montgomery, James A., A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Daniel (ICC; Edinburgh, 1927). Porteous, Norman E., Daniel: A Commentary (OTL; Philadelphia: Westminster, 1965). Redditt, Paul L., Daniel (New Century Bible Commentary; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999). Seow, Choon L., Daniel (Westminster Bible Companion; Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2003) Grammar (Aramaic): אלישע קימרון, ארמית מקראית (ספריית אנציקלופדיה המקראית; מהדורה שנייה מתוקנת ומורחבת; ירושלים: מוסד ביאליק והוצאת הספרים של אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, תשס"ג). Monographs: Collins, John J., The Apocalyptic Vision of the Book of Daniel (HSM 16; Missoula: Scholars, 1977). Collins, John J., The Apocalyptic Imagination: An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature (2nd ed.; Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans, 1998) Ginsberg, Harold L., Studies in Daniel (New York: Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1948). Portier-Young, Anathea, Apocalypse Against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011). Willis, Amy C. Merrill, Dissonance and the Drama of Divine Sovereignty in the Book of Daniel (New York : T. & T. Clark, 2010) page 4 / 5
Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Collections of Articles: Collins, John J. and Peter Flint, The Book of Daniel: Composition and Reception (VTSupp 83; 2 vols.; Leiden: Brill, 2001). Woude, A.S. van der (ed.), The Book of Daniel in the Light of New Findings (Leuven: Leuven University, 1993). Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 50 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 0 % Project work 40 % Assignments 0 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 10 % Other 0 % Additional information: "-" page 5 / 5