TY - JOUR

T1 - Daniel's Prayer for Jerusalem: Reading Daniel 9 in a Diaspora Context

AU - Poulsen, Frederik

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Daniel 9 focuses on the fate of Jerusalem. While the chapter likely addresses concerns during the Maccabean crisis in the 160’s BCE, it is consistently set in the time of the exilic Daniel. This article explores the significance of this literary setting for interpreting the chapter as a whole. I argue that chapter 9 portrays Daniel as a faithful diaspora Jew, an image known from the court stories in chapters 1-6, and thereby constitutes an important link between the two halves of the book. Furthermore, I demonstrate that the portrait of Daniel as a leader of his people connects him to other biblical characters, especially Nehemiah, who in dispersion cares for the well-being of the land of their ancestors.

AB - Daniel 9 focuses on the fate of Jerusalem. While the chapter likely addresses concerns during the Maccabean crisis in the 160’s BCE, it is consistently set in the time of the exilic Daniel. This article explores the significance of this literary setting for interpreting the chapter as a whole. I argue that chapter 9 portrays Daniel as a faithful diaspora Jew, an image known from the court stories in chapters 1-6, and thereby constitutes an important link between the two halves of the book. Furthermore, I demonstrate that the portrait of Daniel as a leader of his people connects him to other biblical characters, especially Nehemiah, who in dispersion cares for the well-being of the land of their ancestors.

U2 - 10.1080/09018328.2021.1909310

DO - 10.1080/09018328.2021.1909310

M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

VL - 35

SP - 95

EP - 110

JO - Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament

JF - Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament

SN - 0901-8328

IS - 1

ER -