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THE FORMS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT LITERATURE Genesis; with an Introduction to Narrative Literature George W. Coats *IIA Exodus 1-18 George W. Coats IIB Exodus 19-40; with an Introduction to Legal Genres Rolf P. Knierim III Leviticus Rodney R. Hutton IV Numbers George W. Coats & Rolf P. Knierim V Deuteronomy Frederick G. Tiffany VI Joshua, Judges Robert L. Hubbard, Jr., & Malcolm M. Clark VII 1 Samuel Antony F Campbell VIII 2 Samuel Antony F. Campbell *IX 1 Kings; with an Introduction to Historical Literature Burke O. Long *X 2 Kings Burke O. Long *XI 1 and 2 Chronicles Simon J. De Vries ΧΠ Ezra, Nehemiah Kent Richards *XIII Ruth, Esther, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Canticles; with an Introduction to Wisdom Literature Roland E. Murphy *XIV Psalms, Part 1; with an Introduction to Cultic Poetry Erhard S. Gerstenberger *XV Psalms, Part 2; Lamentations Erhard S. Gerstenberger *XVI Isaiah 1-39; with an Introduction to Prophetic Literature Marvin A. Sweeney XVII Isaiah 40-66 Roy F. Melugin XVIII Jeremiah Richard D. Weis *XIX Ezekiel Ronald M. Hals *XX Daniel; with an Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature John J. Collins XXIA Minor Prophets, Part 1 Ehud Ben Zvi, Gene M. Tucker, & J. William Whedbee *XXIB Micah Ehud Ben Zvi *XXII Minor Prophets, Part 2 Michael H. Floyd XXIH Glossary of Genre Terms Rolf P. Knierim & Gene M. Tucker XXIV Indices Rolf Ρ Knierim & Gene M. Tucker *Now available DÂN16L with an INTRODUCTION TO Ä p O C Ä L Y p T lC L1T6RÂTURe J O HN J. C O L L I NS The Forms of the Old Testament Literature V O L U ME XX Rolf Knierim and Gene M. Tucker, editors WILLIAM B. EERDMANS PUBLISHING COMPANY GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Copyright © 1984 by William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 255 Jefferson Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, Ml 49503 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Collins, John Joseph, 1946- Daniel: with an introduction to apocalyptic literature. (The Forms of the Old Testament literature; v. 20) Includes bibliographical references. 1. Bible. O.T. Daniel—Commentaries. 2. Apocalyptic literature—History and criticism. 1. Title. II. Series. BS1555.3.C64 1984 224'. 507 84-13783 ISBN 0-8028-0020-3 (pbk.) Reprinted 1999 C0NT6NTS ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS EDITORS' FOREWORD PREFACE INTRODUCTION TO APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE 1 DANIEL 25 Chapter 1 The Book as a Whole 27 Chapter 2 The Individual Units: The Tales 40 Chapter 3 The Individual Units: The Visions 74 GLOSSARY 105 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS I. Miscellaneous abbreviations and symbols Akk. Akkadian ca. circa (about) cf. compare ch(s). chapter(s) ed. editor(s), edition eg· for example esp. especially et al. et alii (and others) Fest. Festschrift i.e. id est (that is) LXX Septuagint MS(S) manuscript(s) OT Old Testament p(p)· page(s) repr. reprint tr. translated by v(v). verse(s) vol(s). volume(s) The arrow indicates a cross reference to another section of the commentary §(§) section(s) II. Publications AB Anchor Bible AnBib Analecta biblica ANET J. B. Pritchard, ed., Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (3rd ed.; Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969) ANRW Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt AnSt Anatolian Studies ArOr Archiv 0rientální AKW Archiv fùr Religionswissenschaft AUSS Andrews University Seminary Studies BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research Bib Biblica BibS(N) Biblische Studien (Neukirchen, 1951-) BZ Biblische Zeitschrift BZAW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly CBQMS Catholic Biblical Quarterly—Monograph Series ConB Coniectanea biblica ETL Ephemerides theologicae lovanienses FOTL The Forms of the Old Testament Literature FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments HAT Handbuch zum Alten Testament HKAT Handkommentar zum Alten Testament HSM Harvard Semitic Monographs HTS Harvard Theological Studies HUCA Hebrew Union College Annual ICC International Critical Commentary IDBSup Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, Supplementary volume J AOS Journal of the American Oriental Society JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JQR Jewish Quarterly Review JSJ Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Period JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Supplement Series JTS Journal of Theological Studies ΚΑΤ Kommentar zum Alten Testament LD Lectio divina NTAbh Neutestamentliche Abhandlungen NTS New Testament Studies OTL Old Testament Library OTS Oudtestamentische Studien RB Revue biblique RevQ Revue de Qumran RSV Revised Standard Version RTL Revue théologique de Louvain SB Sources bibliques SBLASP Society of Biblical Literature Abstracts and Seminar Papers SBLDS Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series SBLMS Society of Biblical Literature Monograph Series SBT Studies in Biblical Theology Sem Semitica ST Studia theologica TDNT G. Kittel and G. Friedrich, eds., Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (tr. and ed. G. Bromiley; 10 vols.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964-1976) ThStKr Theologische Studien und Kritiken TRu Theologische Rundschau TUMSR Trinity University Monograph Series in Religion USQR Union Seminary Quarterly Review VT Vetus Testamentum VTSup Vetus Testamentum, Supplements WMANT Wissenschaftliche Monographien zum Alten und Neuen Testament WUNT Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament ZA Zeitschrift für Assyriologie ZAW Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft e 0 1 T 0 R S' f 0 r 6 w 0 rd THIS BOOK is the fourth in a series of twenty-four volumes planned for publication throughout the nineteen-eighties. The series eventually will present a form-critical analysis of every book and each unit of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) ac- cording to a standard outline and methodology. The aims of the work are fun- damentally exegetical, attempting to understand the biblical literature from the viewpoint of a particular set of questions. Each volume in the series will also give an account of the history of the form-critical discussion of the material in question, attempt to bring consistency to the terminology for the genres and formulas of the biblical literature, and expose the exegetical procedure in such a way as to enable students and pastors to engage in their own analysis and interpretation. It is hoped, therefore, that the audience will be a broad one, including not only biblical scholars but also students, pastors, priests, and rabbis who are engaged in biblical interpretation. There is a difference between the planned order of appearance of the indi- vidual volumes and their position in the series. While the series follows basically the sequence of the books of the Hebrew Bible, the individual volumes will appear in accordance with the projected working schedules of the individual contributors. The number of twenty-four volumes has been chosen for merely practical reasons which make it necessary to combine several biblical books in one volume at times, and at times to have two authors contribute to the same volume. Volume XIII is an exception to the arrangement according to the sequence of the Hebrew canon in that it omits Lamentations. The commentary on Lamentations will be published with that on the book of Psalms. The initiation of this series is the result of deliberations and plans which began some fifteen years ago. At that time the current editors perceived the need for a comprehensive reference work which would enable scholars and students of the Hebrew scriptures to gain from the insights that form-critical work had ac- cumulated throughout seven decades, and at the same time to participate more effectively in such work themselves. An international and interconfessional team of scholars was assembled, and has been expanded in recent years. Several possible approaches and formats for publication presented them- selves. The work could not be a handbook of the form-critical method with some examples of its application. Nor would it be satisfactory to present an encyclopedia of the genres identified in the Old Testament literature. The reference work would have to demonstrate the method on all of the texts, and identify genres only through the actual interpretation of the texts themselves. Hence, the work had to be a commentary following the sequence of the books in the Hebrew Bible (the
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