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850 hectares, contained, we are told,
1,179 temples of various sizes, and
while its normal population is
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people, if not more.
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[This theme] provides coherence for
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Bible+Culture 2015: 1. Daniel intro
The document discusses the complexities of understanding Old Testament prophets, addressing barriers such as language and cultural differences. It highlights their role as mediators between God and the people, emphasizing themes of judgment and restoration. Additionally, it warns against interpreting the Old Testament solely through the lens of the New Testament without considering the original context.
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- 2. ? How do youfeel about the Old Testament prophets? What do you like about them? What puts you off?
- 3. They have aqueer way of talking, like people who, instead of proceeding in an orderly manner, ramble off from one thing to the next so that you cannot make heads or tails of them or see what they are getting at. Martin Luther
- 4. ? What aspects ofthe Old Testament prophets makes them difficult to understand?
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- 7. ? Why do wehave these books? What is their special contribution to the Bible?
- 8. ‘‘We also havethe prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. . . .
- 9. ‘‘Above all, youmust understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:19–21
- 10. ‘‘Whether he isdiscussing the past, present or future, the prophet is seeking to make God the most genuine reality that men can know and experience. A.B. Mickelson ‘Interpreting the Bible’, p. 287
- 11. the prophets’ focus God extreme grace &wrath Humanity extreme disobedience Calamity apparently unlimited judgement Prosperity unlimited peace and joy
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- 14. ‘‘ Prophecy is essentiallya ministry of disclosure, a stripping bare. Israel’s great prophets do not merely lift the veil of the future in order to destroy false expect-ations; at the same time, they expose the conduct of their contemporaries. . . . Prophets tear the masks away and show the true face of the people behind them. Hans Walter Wolff,‘Confrontations’
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- 16. Calling people back tothe covenant Covenant enforcement mediators (Fee and Stuart) © Sputnik
- 17. Warning of judgment © Bitzcelt,used under a Creative Commons licence
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- 19. Identifying Israel’s sin Announcing judgment Declaring God’s lovefor Israel Announcing blessing
- 20. ‘‘The ‘prophet inscripture takes on the role of gracious mediator. He stands between God and the people to deliver the word of the Lord. . . .The person of the prophet substitutes for the presence of Almighty God himself.’ O.P. Robertson, ‘The Christ of the Prophets’, p. 10
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- 24. TorahLaw KetuvimWritings Former Prophets Tanak Genesis, Exodus,Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Ezra– Nehemiah, Chronicles Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Book of the TwelveLatter Prophets
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- 26. book implies 6thcentury BC origin
- 27. ‘‘On the whole,the Qumran discoveries provide powerful evidence of the antiquity of the textual tradition of the [Masoretic Text]. J.J. Collins
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- 30. ‘‘It is dangerousto read the Old Testament in the light of the New before first reading the Old Testament in its original context. But it is equally incorrect for a Christian to neglect to read the Old in the fuller light of the New Testament. Tremper Longman III NIV Application Commentary: Daniel
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- 33. Warnings from Moses e.g.Leviticus 26:27-39
- 34. Warnings from the prophets e.g.Isaiah 3:1–9; 39:1–8
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- 39. Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser ©British Museum. Used by permission
- 40. Tiglath-pileser III ((743–726) ©Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin, used under a Creative Commons licence
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- 44. © British Museum.Used by permission Sennacherib (704–681)
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- 57. Nebuchadnezzar II (634-562) © British Museum. Used by permission
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- 59. 612 BC Ninevehfalls to Babylon 610 BC Babylonians take Haran 609 BC Josiah killed; Egyptians install Jehoiakim as king 605 BC Baylonians triumph at Carchemish; Judah under Babylonian control 601 BC Jehoiakim rebelled 597 BC King Jehoiachin exiled; Mattaniah made king (as Zedekiah) 586 BC Fall of Jerusalem; Zedekiah exiled
- 60. Babylonian Chronicle This segmentcovers 605-594 BC • Battle of Carcemish • Accession of Nebuchadnezzar • Appointment of Zedekiah • Judean exile © British Museum. Used by permission
- 61. © Antonio TwizShizEdward, used under a Creative Commons licence
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- 63. Babylon © Antonio TwizShizEdward, used under a Creative Commons licence
- 64. Babylon © Antonio TwizShizEdward, used under a Creative Commons licence
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- 67. ‘‘Babylon was agold cup in the Lord ’s hand; she made the whole earth drunk. Jeremiah 51:7, NIV
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- 69. Displaced people © UNHCR:ACNURAméricas, used under a Creative Commons licence
- 70. © IHH HumanitarianRelief Foundation: Turkey, used under a Creative Commons licence
- 71. Cut off fromhome © IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation:Turkey, used under a Creative Commons licence
- 72. ‘‘Exile was notsimply displacement from the land, but it was the experience of the end of creation, the exhaustion of salvation history, the demise of king, temple, city, land and all those supports which gave structure and meaning to life. Walter Breuggemann, ‘Weariness, Exile and Chaos’
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- 76. ‘‘[Babylon] covered anarea of some 850 hectares, contained, we are told, 1,179 temples of various sizes, and while its normal population is estimated at about 100,000, it could have sheltered a quarter of a million people, if not more. Georges Roux Ancient Iraq 3rd edition (Penguin, 1992)
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- 82. ‘‘Only God istruly sovereign, and He will establish His eternal kingdom. . . . [This theme] provides coherence for the entire book of Daniel. Les Bruce
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- 90. • The kingfaces a problem he cannot solve • The king’s sages fail to resolve it • The hero is called in and succeeds • The hero is rewarded
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- 94. ‘‘Even though thereis a dramatic contrast in genre between the two halves of the book, . . . the overall message of the book is uniform: In spite of present appearances, God is in control. Tremper Longman III
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