{"product_id":"seventy-sevens-are-decreed-a-canonical-approach-to-daniel-9-24-27-9781575064352","title":"Seventy-Sevens Are Decreed : A Canonical Approach to Daniel 9:24–27","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew passages in the Old Testament are as enigmatic as Daniel 9:24-27. It makes sense, therefore, that a myriad of interpretations surround these four verses. Expanding on Brevard Childs’s brief work on Daniel, Haydon responds to this question with a canonical approach to Dan 9:24-27: reading a text that is shaped to include future generations of faithful interpreters. The first part lays the groundwork for a canonical approach. Whereas most biblical scholars read Daniel 9 through the lens of historical- and composition-critical tools, Childs and his readers frame the chapter within the larger theological message of the book. The second section is an interpretation of 9:24-27 in its canonical context, doing exegetical and theological work in tandem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel 9:24-27 is, of course, an apocalyptic text leading the reader through the Antiochene crisis and beyond. The theology of the chapter, however, asks us to look back to the Law and the Prophets: Leviticus 25-26 and Jeremiah 25-29 are integral to Daniel 9. Traditions begun in the preceding corpora—rest, sin-debt, and kingdom (Lev 26:34-35; Jer 25:10-12, 29:10-14)—find their culmination in Dan 9:24-27. Haydon’s study brings these texts to bear on the “seventy sevens” in Daniel 9:24. After a careful study of the phrase’s background, we discover that the construction refers to more than a number or even a single event. This time-image points to a larger pattern of rulership wherein leaders rise and fall (vv. 25-26), while the Ancient of Days remains the true King. Ambiguity also plays a part: Daniel 9:24-27 lacks historical detail for a reason—namely, to create an interpretive space that a faith community can occupy. The final form of Dan 9:24-27 is a theological construct allowing multiple generations to live in expectation of God’s rule. A biblical theology of Daniel 9:24-27, moving into the New Testament and contemporary Christian reception, concludes Haydon’s study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. The Role of a Canonical Approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.2. Literary Approaches to Daniel 9:24–27\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.3. Daniel 9:24–27 in Light of Qumran\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.4. Cultic Motifs as an Interpretive Method for Reading Daniel 9:24–27\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.5. Canonical-Intertextual and Inner-Biblical Readings of Daniel 9:24–27\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. A Canonical Approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.1. Canonics: The Historical Reconstruction of Canon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.2. A Non-Material Unity of Canon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.3. Features of a Canonical Approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.4. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. The \"Law and the Prophets\" in Daniel 9:3–19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.1. Daniel 9:2—The Beginning of a Framework\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.2. Daniel 9:3–19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.3. Daniel the \"Servant\" and the  Outpouring of a Tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.4. The Seams Between the Torah-Prophets and Daniel 9:3–19\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.5. The Deuteronomistic Editor as Main Interlocutor?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.6. Conclusion to 9:3–19 and Transition in 9:20–23\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Daniel 9:24–27\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.1. The Seventy Sevens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.2. Daniel 9:24–25: Introduction to the Kingdom Pattern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.3. Daniel 9:26–27: The Conclusion to the Kingdom Pattern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.4. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Ambiguity and Space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.1. The Biblical Theological Dimension of Daniel 9:24–27\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.2. Daniel 9:24–27 in the Olivet Discourse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.3. Daniel 9:24–27 and the Character of Two-Testament Scripture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.4. Daniel 9:24–27 and the Rule of Faith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.1. Daniel 9:24–27 as Christian Scripture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.2. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix. The Dual-Location of the Book of Daniel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex of Authors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex of Scripture\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188738122071,"sku":"9781575064352","price":33.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/seventy-sevens-are-decreed-a-canonical-approach-to-daniel-9-24-27-9781575064352","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}