Enoch and Daniel: A Form Critical and Sociological Study of Historical Apocalypses

163 Pages·1989·3.24 MB·English

by  Stephen Reid

ENOCH AND DANIEL
by
Stephen Breck Reid
Stephen Breck Reid is currently Associate Professor of Hebrew Scripture and
Biblical Theology at the Pacific School of Religion and the Graduate Theological
Union in Berkeley, California, where he has taught since 1981. He began his teach
ing career at the lnterdenominational Theological Center of Black Seminaries in
Atlanta, Georgia, and has been visiting professor and scholar at the University
of Texas, Austin Presbyterian Seminary, Pacific Theological College in Suva, Fiji
lslands, and Vancouver School ofTheology.
An earlier version of this study was submitted as a doctoral dissertation at Emory
University written under the direction of Professor Gene M. Tucker.
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ENOCH AND DANIEL
by
Stephen Breck Reid
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BIBAL MONOGRAPH SERIES 2
Editors
Duane L. Christensen
John C. Endres, S.J.

ENOCH AND DANIEL
A Form Critical and Sociological Study
of the Historical Apocalypses
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by
Stephen Breck Reid
BIBAL Press
Berkeley, California
Enoch and Daniel
Copyright e 1989
by Stephen Breck Reid and BIBAL Press
No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Reid, Stephen Breck, 1952-
Enoch and Daniel.
(BIBAL monograph series; 2)
Bibliography: p.
1. Ethiopic book of Enoch LXXXIII-XCI--Criticism,
interpretation, etc. 2. Ethiopic book of Enoch XCIII-
Criticism, interpretation, etc. 3. Bible. O.T. Daniel
VII-X--Criticism, interpretation, etc. I. Title.
II. Series.
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Dedicated to
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS viii
PREFACE xi
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER TWO - HISTORY OF RESEARCH AND
ITS PROPER UTILIZATION
History of Research 7
Form Criticism 9
Religionsgeschichtliche Schule 12
Palestinian Sects and Parties 14
Social Theory 15
Manticism 22
Toward a Sounder Utilization 25
CHAPTER THREE - THE ENOCH APOCALYPSES
Introduction 35
1 Enoch 93; 91:12-17 38
A. Structure 39
B.Genre 44
C. Setting 45
D. Intention 51
E. Summary 51
1 Enoch 83-84 52
A. Structure 54
B.Genre 55
C. Setting 56
D. Intention 57
E. Summary 58
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1 Enoch 85-90
A. Structure 59
B.Genre 60
C. Setting 62
D. Intention 66
E. Summary 66
Summary of Chapter Three 67
CHAPTER FOUR - THE DANIEL APOCALYPSES
Daniel 7
A. Literary History and Structure 77
B. Genre 81
C. Setting 83
D. Intention 91
E. Summary 92
Daniel 8
A. Structure 92
B.Genre 94
C. Setting 96
D. Intention 102
E. Summary 103
Daniel 10:1-12:4
A. Structure 105
B.Genre 106
C. Setting 110
D. Intention 119
E. Summary 120
CHAPTER FIVE - CONCLUSION 131
BIBLIOGRAPHY 137
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ABBREVIATIONS
AB Anchor Bible
AJSL American Journal of Semitic Languages and
Literature
ANET J. B. Pritchard (ed.), Ancient Near Eastern Texts
APOT R. W. Charles (ed.), Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
of the Old Testament
BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental
Research
CBQ Catholic Biblical Qual1erly
ConNT Coniectanea neotestamentica
DJD Discoveries in the Judean Desert
EThL Ephemerides theologicae louvanienses
FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten
und Neuen Testaments
HD R Harvard Dissertations in Religion
HSM Harvard Semitic Monographs
HTR Harvard Theological Review
IB Interpreter's Bible
ICC International Critical Commentary
lOS Israel Oriental Series
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