The Book of Daniel and Apocalyptic Literature
visionary experience that set the stage for Christianity without diverging from Jewish culture or context. Thus situated in history, Daniel inspires both fear and hope. The central and titular figure of the book, Daniel can interpret dreams, conveys visions of the future, and therefore has supernatural powers that inspire Jewish people and connect Daniel to God. As Boadt (1984) puts it, the "clear purpose of these visions is to predict in a veiled fashion the end of the kingdom of Antiochus Epiphanes and his persecution," (p. 509). The author(s) of Daniel wrote in a climate of political and social turmoil, during… Continue Reading...
