The Reception of the Book of Daniel in Aphrahat’s Fifth Demonstration, “On Wars”

The Reception of the Book of Daniel in Aphrahat’s Fifth Demonstration, “On Wars”Hugoye: Journal of Syriac StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/3RMETJR6/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Craig E.MorrisonThe Reception of the Book of Daniel in Aphrahat’s Fifth Demonstration, “On Wars”http://syriaca.org/cbss/3RMETJR6https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/3RMETJR6https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/3RMETJR6Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies7:12004Aphrahat composed the fifth Demonstration at a time of increasing tension between the Roman and the Sasanian Empires. In anticipation of the Christian Emperor’s military campaign against Shapur II, the Persian Sage found in the bellicose language of the Book of Daniel a reassuring message for fourth century Christians living under Sasanian rule. The cryptic style of this biblical book readily lent itself to the exigencies of his historical context in which an equally cryptic style (braz) was required. This article considers how Aphrahat recast the Book of Daniel so that it might become a window for understanding his own world. Morrison, Craig E. “The Reception of the Book of Daniel in Aphrahat’s Fifth Demonstration, ‘On Wars.’” Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 7:1 (2004). Craig E. Morrison, The Reception of the Book of Daniel in Aphrahat’s Fifth Demonstration, ‘On Wars,’ Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies 7:1 (2004).AphrahatDanielIV CEOld Testamentexegesispolitics