The madness of King Nebuchadnezzar : the ancient Near Eastern origins and early history of interpretation of Daniel 4 /

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Author / Creator:Henze, Matthias.
Imprint:Leiden : Brill, 1999.
Description:xii, 295 p.
Language:English
Series:Supplements to the Journal for the study of Judaism v. 61
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4062573
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ISBN:9004114211
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • I. The Madness of King Nebuchadnezzar: The Literary History of a Legend
  • II. The Babylonian Prehistory of Nebuchadnezzar's Madness
  • III. To the Bottom of the Pit: Nebuchadnezzar's Madness in Early Rabbinic Exegesis
  • IV. From Divine Disgrace to Exemplary Penitence: Nebuchadnezzar's Madness in Early Syriac Literature
  • Excursus: Nebuchadnezzar's Madness in the Christian West: Hippolytus of Rome and Tertullian
  • App. I. Daniel at Qumran
  • Authoritative Literature at Qumran: The Case of Daniel
  • App. II. Daniel 4 in the MT and the Old Greek
  • App. III. Jacob of Serug (451-521). A Homily on Daniel 4.