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Document Details : Title: The 'Little Horn' of Dan 7,8 Subtitle: Malevolent or Benign? Author(s): GARDNER, Anne E. Journal: Biblica Volume: 93 Issue: 2 Date: 2012 Pages: 209-226 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.93.2.3188755 Abstract : It has been claimed that Dan 7,8 is an addition to the vision in Dan 7,2-14 and its 'little horn' indicates a wicked character, usually Antiochus Epiphanes. By paying close attention to the description of the 'little horn' and its context, it is demonstrated that allusions to earlier biblical passages, including Daniel 4, are present. These indicate that the 'little horn' is a benign character who should be differentiated from the 'other' horn(s?) of 7,20-21.24-25 and the 'little horn' of Dan 8,9-11. As the latter represents Antiochus Epiphanes, the little horn of Dan 7,8 must be pre-Maccabean. |
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