Secrets of Daniel: Wisdom and Dreams of a Jewish Prince in Exile

193 Pages·2000·3.06 MB·English

by  Jacques B. Doukhan

SECREOTFS DAENLI
Too rdaedrd itcioopnoiafels
SecorfDe atsen lib,yJ acqBu.De osu khcaan1l,-l 8 00--6796555
Wisdom and Dreams of a JewishP rince in fxile
Visoiutwr e bsaitwwt we. hrpa.rg foori nformaotnio otnh er
Reviaenwd aHlepdrr oducts.
JaquceBsD. o ukhan
il
REVIAENWHD E RALPDU"B LISAHSISNOGC IATION
HAGERSTMOD2W 1N7,4 0
SECREOTFS DAENLI
Too rdaedrd itcioopnoiafels
SecorfDe atsen lib,yJ acqBu.De osu khcaan1l,-l 8 00--6796555
Wisdom and Dreams of a JewishP rince in fxile
Visoiutwr e bsaitwwt we. hrpa.rg foori nformaotnio otnh er
Reviaenwd aHlepdrr oducts.
JaquceBsD. o ukhan
il
REVIAENWHD E RALPDU"B LISAHSISNOGC IATION
HAGERSTMOD2W 1N7,4 0
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I
PROLOGUE
Thes maIlrla vqiil lwaagsie nt urmaospi elo phluer liends ults
andm aledicfrtoimoo nness i dteot hoet hoefrt hTeo uster
1
RiveWro.m enw ailaenddc ursMeedn.s harpetnheedi r
knivCehsi.l dtrreenm bAltet dh.de a wonf a notMhiedrd le
Eastceornn fltihcpetr ,o blweamsn otaq uestoifoo inol r o fJ ews
versAursa bbsu,at n o llde gecnodn cerDnainnigec lo'ffisn .
Ancientr ebgealritdehebfedo noesft hper opahsea tno meonf
gooldu cOkb.s ervtihnagt inthhaeb iotnat nhtes bank where lay
thper ophteotm'bs wperroes pearnodhu asp pwyh,i tlheo osne the
other siudneh awpaepnrydep ootrh,le a tntaetru rsaolulgtyho t
havteh teo mtbr ansfteotr hreseiidrdo eft hrei vTehre.c onflwiacst
abouttoe xplowdhee n, aftedri smcuucsahsc ioomnp,r omsieste­
tletdh mea tttehrve:i llawgoeurlmsdo vet hceo ffienv erotyh er
yeatrot hoet hbearn ks,oa st ob enebfoittsh i dTehse.p ractice
lassteevde yreaalur nst tihlve i soifKt i nSga garswchhoat hh,o ught
thfree quednits intedrimsehnotnsto hrmeee dm oroyft hper ophet.
Undehris su pervtihsveii olnl acghearitsnh ecedo ffitno t hmei ddle
ofa b ridagtae n e qudails tafnrcobemo tbha nkDsa.n iwealst hen
fore verybody.
Thisst oarsyt ,o lbdya t welfth-tcreanvteuelrceyhr oo,en sA.
1
sma1l2l- chadpotceurm leonistnt t hfoel dosft haen ciBeinbtal ned
thoen layc turaelm aoifnt sh aen cipernotp htehtbe,o ookf D aniel
contaaui nnisv emressaslta hgaett r anscdeenndosm inaticounls­ and
turTehse.b oookf D aniceoln cearnloslf u s.
AlreJauddya ism recognaiczceodr tdoiDt nahgnte ie eslt,i mony
ofFlaviusJaoss" eopnoheftu hsge,r eaptreosptth sea,s"" h wea nso t
only wtoopn rto phfuetsuyrt eh inagsds i,td h oet hperro phbeutts ,
hea lsfoi xtehde taitwm hei cthh ese cwoomutelo dp ass".
3
Referetnoct ehseb oookf D aniel ianpt pheeia nrt ertesta­
4
mentlailt er(a1t0u0r-eB2 .C0.0E) .andi nt hel egenodfts h e
r
I
PROLOGUE
Thes maIlrla vqiil lwaagsie nt urmaospi elo phluer liends ults
andm aledicfrtoimoo nness i dteot hoet hoefrt hTeo uster
1
RiveWro.m enw ailaenddc ursMeedn.s harpetnheedi r
knivCehsi.l dtrreenm bAltet dh.de a wonf a notMhiedrd le
Eastceornn fltihcpetr ,o blweamsn otaq uestoifoo inol r o fJ ews
versAursa bbsu,at n o llde gecnodn cerDnainnigec lo'ffisn .
Ancientr ebgealritdehebfedo noesft hper opahsea tno meonf
gooldu cOkb.s ervtihnagt inthhaeb iotnat nhtes bank where lay
thper ophteotm'bs wperroes pearnodhu asp pwyh,i tlheo osne the
other siudneh awpaepnrydep ootrh,le a tntaetru rsaolulgtyho t
havteh teo mtbr ansfteotr hreseiidrdo eft hrei vTehre.c onflwiacst
abouttoe xplowdhee n, aftedri smcuucsahsc ioomnp,r omsieste­
tletdh mea tttehrve:i llawgoeurlmsdo vet hceo ffienv erotyh er
yeatrot hoet hbearn ks,oa st ob enebfoittsh i dTehse.p ractice
lassteevde yreaalur nst tihlve i soifKt i nSga garswchhoat hh,o ught
thfree quednits intedrimsehnotnsto hrmeee dm oroyft hper ophet.
Undehris su pervtihsveii olnl acghearitsnh ecedo ffitno t hmei ddle
ofa b ridagtae n e qudails tafnrcobemo tbha nkDsa.n iwealst hen
fore verybody.
Thisst oarsyt ,o lbdya t welfth-tcreanvteuelrceyhr oo,en sA.
1
sma1l2l- chadpotceurm leonistnt t hfoel dosft haen ciBeinbtal ned
thoen layc turaelm aoifnt sh aen cipernotp htehtbe,o ookf D aniel
contaaui nnisv emressaslta hgaett r anscdeenndosm inaticounls­ and
turTehse.b oookf D aniceoln cearnloslf u s.
AlreJauddya ism recognaiczceodr tdoiDt nahgnte ie eslt,i mony
ofFlaviusJaoss" eopnoheftu hsge,r eaptreosptth sea,s"" h wea nso t
only wtoopn rto phfuetsuyrt eh inagsds i,td h oet hperro phbeutts ,
hea lsfoi xtehde taitwm hei cthh ese cwoomutelo dp ass".
3
Referetnoct ehseb oookf D aniel ianpt pheeia nrt ertesta­
4
mentlailt er(a1t0u0r-eB2 .C0.0E) .andi nt hel egenodfts h e
tim5 ean,d iinltfuse nocne tchomem unitoyfQ umrana6lt le stify ofN ebhuacdnezzar,n sdi'en n N,et bhhueac dlnieozfozlaltryh',es
tot hsea mvee enriaotn. faesotf N ebhuacdnezezcta..Br) u,t e vehne rIes,l raemm embers
TheT almauddm iDraensi aels onew owuhloodut wei"gahl l Danieeselpc iaalsapl ryo pwhheopt r edtihcet sf aunttduh reeen d of
thwei smee no fo thneartn i.so7" T heM idrcaosnhds eirDsan iaenld thweo rlTdh.eK orarnee frtsot hper ophoefcD ianeiste hlr otuhgeh
Jacaosbt hoen ltyw or ecipoifae nne tnsd --toifrmeev elfartoimo n dreaomfD hulQ uarna(tihtnew o h or,np sr)obabbalsoyen dt he vi­
God8 A.c cordtoia nngo tMhiedrr aGsohdd, i scltooDs aendit ehle sioonfD aniel 8M.i ddIAlnge e tsh Metu lhsiem cso nvceepdio pu­
destiInrsya eolft hadena dto eft hlea jsdutg me9nI tns. piotfse o me lahro rosc(omaplaehmsaD ta ni)wy haolseh oiartutyth eaytr tiubtetdo
reservraetsiuolfntrsioJ unm dg e or-iCshptoialne mtihpcer, o phecies DaniIeslla.al mas sos octihpaert oepsh oefcD iaensiw eilt hm etmh­e
ofD anireelm atihnoe jb cet ionft enseo nts htpeua droytfJ ewish oroyf t hger eCaatl iph OMmoarre. 2r"e tcheBena thlamy'o,iv e­
scholTahregs r.e Maati monidest haeptmpo Rl oimeedG, r eece, mente,m egrinfrgo mI arniSahni ijssumit,f iietessx istentchee on
PersIlisaam,, antdoC herviesnt1 "iR aenniotwyn.ed ssucchahos l ars basoifs tphreo phoefcD ya niBealh'.ais c hoblealriste hvateth e
the exReagsehttihe,he e adt hocefo mmunityG aSoanta,hd ei a twelBfatohhr M ahdwih,o i asw aiitnIe rda nIisalanas tm h ree storer
poeatn dp hilosNoapchhemra sn,tih dpeeo litAibcaribaann el, and ofa ne roafp aecaen jdsu tihcaeas,l recaodmyie n 1 484o fo uerr a
thheu manLiose(tbM ahaarlhalal v)pe on dertehdbe o okD aonfi el (216o0f t hhee igroafM ohamm.aT dh)ebya steh eciorn cluons ion
1
anda ttemtpotd eedr ifvreoi mtt hdea toeft hceo mionfgt he th1e62 0-dparyo phoefDc ayn i"el.
Mess1iM1ao hr.re e cenitntl hyte,w entcieentthtu hrpeyh ,i losopher Beyontdh ree ligtiroatudisiop nhsi,l ossoupchheS rpsai sn oza,
FraRnozs ewnezidgi ndo hte sittoea sttea bal liinbskeh t ween the psychiossltousgc ahJs u nagn,sd c ienstuicashsNt esw thoanv pea id
histooftr hyweo rld apnrdo pthoheefDc ayn i12Ae blr.a hHaems chel special taoDt atneinaetnlitd,oh ::>bne::>o ohka esv einn sptihrpeeo de t
citDeandi aeslt hper opihnwe ati t1i3 anngAd,n drNee heqru alified antdh aer tt.Fir sotmh bea rpea raphorfMa isdedA lgee lsi gtiucral
hima st h"ep ropohfpe rtar y.Fe"o r Eliet hbWeoi oeoskfDe aln,i el dramat hteeo l abocroamtpeo siotfDi aornisMu isl hatuodt ,h e
conttahifenl so woefhr o p14e . hoarmseel odoifLe osu Airsm strtohntegh ,e miensD anihealv e
TheC hristtriaadnir teigoaDnrad nsia esapl r opohfre etfe enrce. takmeunl tifoprlmses: e venteenytt hri-accgmoeendtiuterhsce,a n­
Iitos ft eonnt hbea soifts h beo ookfD anitehla te atrhClehyr istians tataan,dt wentiethj-aczezPn.at2iu3nrt ye rdsr ahwiannv sep iration
flesohuettdh eairurgm entaatnitdoe ns tiTmhoenb yo.oa kt tracted fromi t. Michelangelo, DReleamcbrr24oaa inmxdo,tn ,g Rubens,
thien teorfCe hsrti spthiialpnoh sseso rucahsH ippolJyetruosm,e , othehrasvc,er eamtaesdt ertphinaetoco ten sld ye ptihceetx traordi­
ande veTnh omaAsq ui1n5La ast.tehrRe e formaptrioodnua c ed narsyc eonfem si rabculte ,da alrtseodo e vetlhopepr ophceytcilce s.
flooofcd o memntaarnisdet su dointe hsbe o ookfD aniAeclc.o rding Indetehdbe,o koo f Dadnoienesol et x clusivetloty h rebe ellio­ng
toL uthweorr,k itnhgeo nn h itsr ansloaftt hiSeoc nr ipttuhree s, giotursa dibtuito tnao tl hsseoe cular Ihne rfwiaetmc aatgy,pe er.­
boko ofD anideels etrovb eeps u ibslhfesidr1t Ir.t,l a tbeerc ame the ceitvheue n viercshaalr aocftt hebero k oo fD aniferlow mi thtihne
cernattlh emoefC alivnm'oss btr ilcloinafenrte 17nD cureisn.tgh e worikt self.
nineteetnutrrhye- lciergneinoeumwsoa vle menbto,o oktf haDen iel Undenitahbbelo yo,ok fD aniiefsli arsnftdo remaro eslti gious
inspMiersesdi eaxnpiecc taTtoidoatnyhsb e.o 1oo'kf D aniieaslg ain book. evHeorws,p iirtdiset pustaehle tmosp ale tnoie tfaxsnt t astic
thoejb ecofta r esurgoefsn tcued ies.19 andda zzalpiconagl yvpitsiiacon nmdis r aclreesa.lt ihIstenty r,tu ucre
EveIns lhaamhs a adn initnte hrbeeo sotok fD aniTehleI. s lamic oft hbe oookf D anicello sleilnytk hsse e nsattioto hndeaa li ly
tradihtariseo tna mionseotdft heep isooftd helesei o ffD aynaio! t,h ­ rhytohfpm r ayTehreb. o omke ntisoenvpsear ny e.Sr osmaer meo re
erwise akstn ho"ewg nr jeuagdtea nvdi cer(oDya"na ite lct ohuer t impltihcriotu gthr atdhiegt eisotnouafprl re to rsatoinnelgstf eo ward
tim5 ean,d iinltfuse nocne tchomem unitoyfQ umrana6lt le stify ofN ebhuacdnezzar,n sdi'en n N,et bhhueac dlnieozfozlaltryh',es
tot hsea mvee enriaotn. faesotf N ebhuacdnezezcta..Br) u,t e vehne rIes,l raemm embers
TheT almauddm iDraensi aels onew owuhloodut wei"gahl l Danieeselpc iaalsapl ryo pwhheopt r edtihcet sf aunttduh reeen d of
thwei smee no fo thneartn i.so7" T heM idrcaosnhds eirDsan iaenld thweo rlTdh.eK orarnee frtsot hper ophoefcD ianeiste hlr otuhgeh
Jacaosbt hoen ltyw or ecipoifae nne tnsd --toifrmeev elfartoimo n dreaomfD hulQ uarna(tihtnew o h or,np sr)obabbalsoyen dt he vi­
God8 A.c cordtoia nngo tMhiedrr aGsohdd, i scltooDs aendit ehle sioonfD aniel 8M.i ddIAlnge e tsh Metu lhsiem cso nvceepdio pu­
destiInrsya eolft hadena dto eft hlea jsdutg me9nI tns. piotfse o me lahro rosc(omaplaehmsaD ta ni)wy haolseh oiartutyth eaytr tiubtetdo
reservraetsiuolfntrsioJ unm dg e or-iCshptoialne mtihpcer, o phecies DaniIeslla.al mas sos octihpaert oepsh oefcD iaensiw eilt hm etmh­e
ofD anireelm atihnoe jb cet ionft enseo nts htpeua droytfJ ewish oroyf t hger eCaatl iph OMmoarre. 2r"e tcheBena thlamy'o,iv e­
scholTahregs r.e Maati monidest haeptmpo Rl oimeedG, r eece, mente,m egrinfrgo mI arniSahni ijssumit,f iietessx istentchee on
PersIlisaam,, antdoC herviesnt1 "iR aenniotwyn.ed ssucchahos l ars basoifs tphreo phoefcD ya niBealh'.ais c hoblealriste hvateth e
the exReagsehttihe,he e adt hocefo mmunityG aSoanta,hd ei a twelBfatohhr M ahdwih,o i asw aiitnIe rda nIisalanas tm h ree storer
poeatn dp hilosNoapchhemra sn,tih dpeeo litAibcaribaann el, and ofa ne roafp aecaen jdsu tihcaeas,l recaodmyie n 1 484o fo uerr a
thheu manLiose(tbM ahaarlhalal v)pe on dertehdbe o okD aonfi el (216o0f t hhee igroafM ohamm.aT dh)ebya steh eciorn cluons ion
1
anda ttemtpotd eedr ifvreoi mtt hdea toeft hceo mionfgt he th1e62 0-dparyo phoefDc ayn i"el.
Mess1iM1ao hr.re e cenitntl hyte,w entcieentthtu hrpeyh ,i losopher Beyontdh ree ligtiroatudisiop nhsi,l ossoupchheS rpsai sn oza,
FraRnozs ewnezidgi ndo hte sittoea sttea bal liinbskeh t ween the psychiossltousgc ahJs u nagn,sd c ienstuicashsNt esw thoanv pea id
histooftr hyweo rld apnrdo pthoheefDc ayn i12Ae blr.a hHaems chel special taoDt atneinaetnlitd,oh ::>bne::>o ohka esv einn sptihrpeeo de t
citDeandi aeslt hper opihnwe ati t1i3 anngAd,n drNee heqru alified antdh aer tt.Fir sotmh bea rpea raphorfMa isdedA lgee lsi gtiucral
hima st h"ep ropohfpe rtar y.Fe"o r Eliet hbWeoi oeoskfDe aln,i el dramat hteeo l abocroamtpeo siotfDi aornisMu isl hatuodt ,h e
conttahifenl so woefhr o p14e . hoarmseel odoifLe osu Airsm strtohntegh ,e miensD anihealv e
TheC hristtriaadnir teigoaDnrad nsia esapl r opohfre etfe enrce. takmeunl tifoprlmses: e venteenytt hri-accgmoeendtiuterhsce,a n­
Iitos ft eonnt hbea soifts h beo ookfD anitehla te atrhClehyr istians tataan,dt wentiethj-aczezPn.at2iu3nrt ye rdsr ahwiannv sep iration
flesohuettdh eairurgm entaatnitdoe ns tiTmhoenb yo.oa kt tracted fromi t. Michelangelo, DReleamcbrr24oaa inmxdo,tn ,g Rubens,
thien teorfCe hsrti spthiialpnoh sseso rucahsH ippolJyetruosm,e , othehrasvc,er eamtaesdt ertphinaetoco ten sld ye ptihceetx traordi­
ande veTnh omaAsq ui1n5La ast.tehrRe e formaptrioodnua c ed narsyc eonfem si rabculte ,da alrtseodo e vetlhopepr ophceytcilce s.
flooofcd o memntaarnisdet su dointe hsbe o ookfD aniAeclc.o rding Indetehdbe,o koo f Dadnoienesol et x clusivetloty h rebe ellio­ng
toL uthweorr,k itnhgeo nn h itsr ansloaftt hiSeoc nr ipttuhree s, giotursa dibtuito tnao tl hsseoe cular Ihne rfwiaetmc aatgy,pe er.­
boko ofD anideels etrovb eeps u ibslhfesidr1t Ir.t,l a tbeerc ame the ceitvheue n viercshaalr aocftt hebero k oo fD aniferlow mi thtihne
cernattlh emoefC alivnm'oss btr ilcloinafenrte 17nD cureisn.tgh e worikt self.
nineteetnutrrhye- lciergneinoeumwsoa vle menbto,o oktf haDen iel Undenitahbbelo yo,ok fD aniiefsli arsnftdo remaro eslti gious
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9:13T)h.ea ngmealk eDsan ie"lud nersttahnvedi "s i(osnese Dan. ApocaloyfBp asrehu ,ec tc.
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thAep ocprhya.
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