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RLST 145: Introduction to the Old Testament

Lecture 23 - Visions of the End: Daniel and Apocalyptic Literature. The Book of Ruth, in which a foreign woman enters the community of Israel and becomes great-grandmother to none other than King David, expresses a view of gentiles entirely opposed to that of Ezra and Nehemiah. Other prophets of the Restoration period are discussed, including Third Isaiah who also envisions other nations joining Israel in the worship of Yahweh. This period also sees the rise of apocalyptic literature in works like Zechariah, Joel and Daniel. Written during a period of persecution in the 2nd c. BCE the book of Daniel contains many features and themes of apocalyptic literature, including an eschatology according to which God dramatically intervenes in human history, destroying the wicked (understood as other nations) and saving the righteous (understood as Israel).
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Lecture 23 - Visions of the End: Daniel and Apocalyptic Literature

Time Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00] 1. The Book of Ruth
[00:11:58] 2. The Last Prophetic Books
[00:23:05] 3. Features of Apocalyptic Literature
[00:29:11] 4. Apocalyptic Passages in Post-Exilic Books
[00:35:21] 5. The Book of Daniel, Chapters 1-6
[00:42:36] 6. The Book of Daniel, Chapters 7-12

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Lecture 23 - Visions of the End: Daniel and Apocalyptic Literature
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Lecture 01 - The Parts of the Whole
Lecture 02 - The Hebrew Bible in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting: Biblical Religion in Context
Lecture 03 - The Hebrew Bible in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting: Genesis 1-4 in Context
Lecture 04 - Doublets and Contradictions, Seams and Sources: Genesis 5-11 and the Historical-Critical Method
Lecture 05 - Critical Approaches to the Bible: Introduction to Genesis 12-50
Lecture 06 - Biblical Narrative: The Stories of the Patriarchs (Genesis 12-36)
Lecture 07 - Israel in Egypt: Moses and the Beginning of Yahwism (Genesis 37- Exodus 4)
Lecture 08 - Exodus: From Egypt to Sinai (Exodus 5-24, 32; Numbers)
Lecture 09 - The Priestly Legacy: Cult and Sacrifice, Purity and Holiness in Leviticus and Numbers
Lecture 10 - Biblical Law: The Three Legal Corpora of JE (Exodus), P (Leviticus and Numbers) and D
Lecture 11 - On the Steps of Moab: Deuteronomy
Lecture 12 - The Deuteronomistic History: Life in the Land (Joshua and Judges)
Lecture 13 - The Deuteronomistic History: Prophets and Kings (1 and 2 Samuel)
Lecture 14 - The Deuteronomistic History: Response to Catastrophe (1 and 2 Kings)
Lecture 15 - Hebrew Prophecy: The Non-Literary Prophets
Lecture 16 - Literary Prophecy: Amos
Lecture 17 - Literary Prophecy: Hosea and Isaiah
Lecture 18 - Literary Prophecy: Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum and Habbakuk
Lecture 19 - Literary Prophecy: Perspectives on the Exile (Jeremiah, Ezekiel and 2nd Isaiah)
Lecture 20 - Responses to Suffering and Evil: Lamentations and Wisdom Literature
Lecture 21 - Biblical Poetry: Psalms and Song of Songs
Lecture 22 - The Restoration: 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah
Lecture 23 - Visions of the End: Daniel and Apocalyptic Literature
Lecture 24 - Alternative Visions: Esther, Ruth, and Jonah