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The Use of Daniel in Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and in the Revelation of St. John is unavailable, but you can change that!

A detailed critical analysis of various apocalyptic texts which poses a solution to the problem concerned with the method of studying allusive Old Testament material, particularly from Daniel. This study shows how Daniel helped mold the eschatological thinking of both Jews and Christians around the time of Christ.

be deducible. Thus, at the end of the study conclusions will be drawn in the following categories: (1) the use of Daniel in the light of traditio-historical comparisons; (2) the implications of the study with respect to the exegetical method used by early Jewish and Christian apocalyptists in referring to the O.T., especially in relation to the debate over “contextual” and “atomistic” usage; (3) possible overall interpretative implications for Revelation; (4) the implications of the study with respect
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