Matthias Henze

The Madness of King Nebuchadnezzar: The Ancient Near Eastern Origins and Early History of Interpretation of Daniel 4

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In the mythic lore of the Ancient Near East, the trope of animalization contains a wealth of interpretive potential. The account of Nebuchadnezzar's madness in Daniel 4, the most potent example of this mythic trope in the Hebrew Bible, has provoked much fanciful elaboration among early biblical interpreters.After a study of the many ancient variants of the ubiquitous tale, the book investigates the Ancient Near Eastern background of Nebuchadnezzar's transformation. The discussion then turns to the early reception of Daniel 4 in rabbinic Judaism, the Western Fathers and, most importantly, the Syriac tradition. A number of Syriac texts from the… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-90-04-11421-0
EAN: 9789004114210
Produktnummer: 1745042
Verlag: Brill Academic Pub
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
Seitenangabe: 298 S.
Masse: H24.4 cm x B16.7 cm x D2.5 cm 699 g
Reihenbandnummer: 61
Gewicht: 699

Über den Autor

Matthias Henze, Ph.D. (1997) in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University.