Using Mikhail Bakhtin's theory, Felipe A. Masotti examines how ancient prophecies are reused to shape ideas about divine intervention and the passing of time. Masotti's study reveals a blend of traditional and innovative elements in Daniel's eschatological narrative, reflecting a deep theological engagement with prophetic traditions.
Felipe A. Masotti demonstrates how the closely related phenomena of literary reuse of prophecies and time-space representation are employed in Daniel 10-12 to describe the ultimate end. Adopting Bakhtin's chronotope concept, Masotti shows how prophetic texts from Numbers, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Habakkuk are strategically reused to build a narratological architecture emphasizing the eschatological expectancy of an impending divine intervention. This volume illustrates how Daniel 10-12 creates a tension between conservatism and innovation regarding older eschatological expectations. Consequently, it unveils how the chronotopical architecture of Daniel 10-12 grounds a theology of God's sovereignty over classical prophetic time, and how the merging of eschatological horizons between its apocalyptic discourse and the reused prophecies is intentionally achieved through textual saturation.
Table of contents:
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Background to the Study
PART ONE: PROPHETIC REUSE IN DANIEL 10-12
Chapter 2: Parallel Passages: Method and Indicators
Chapter 3: The Reuse of Ezekiel 1-3, 8-11 and Isaiah 6 in Daniel 10
Chapter 4: The Reuse of Isaiah 7-12 and 28 in Daniel 11
Chapter 5: The Reuse of Habakkuk 2, Numbers 24 and Ezekiel 7 In Daniel 11
Chapter 6: The Reuse of Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Jeremiah 30, Isaiah 26 and Isaiah 66 in Daniel 11-12
PART TWO: CHRONOTOPE AND DANIEL 10-12
Chapter 7: Chronotope: Method and Criteria
Chapter 8: Chronotope in Daniel 10:1-11:1
Chapter 9: Chronotopical Function of Source Texts' Shared Language with Daniel 10:1-11:1
Chapter 10: Chronotope in Daniel 11:1-45
Chapter 11: Chronotopical Function of Source Texts' Shared Language with Daniel 11:1-45
Chapter 12: Chronotope in Daniel 12:1-13
Chapter 13: Chronotopical Function of Source Texts' Shared Language with Daniel 12:1-13
Chapter 14: Summary and Conclusions
