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ומבין חידות in Daniel 8:23 as Part of a Literary Contrast.
| Τίτλος: | ומבין חידות in Daniel 8:23 as Part of a Literary Contrast. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Kuryliak, Ihor1 (AUTHOR) ihor.kuryliak@uzh.ch |
| Πηγή: | Vetus Testamentum. 2026, Vol. 76 Issue 3, p403-415. 13p. |
| Θεματικοί όροι: | *Wisdom, *Biblical criticism, *Rhetorical analysis, *Horns (Anatomy) |
| Reviews & Products: | Bible. Daniel |
| Περίληψη: | The phrase ומבין חידות in Dan 8:23 has been variously interpreted as "adept in duplicity," "skilled in trickery," "skilled in understanding riddles," or "expert at enigmas." While scholars focus on the meaning of the phrase, they overlook its literary features. In this article, I argue that the phrase ומבין חידות is not only a characteristic of the little horn, but also part of the literary contrast between divine wisdom and the wisdom of an earthly ruler in Dan 8. A contrast between the little horn's understanding (Dan 8:23) and Daniel's lack of understanding (Dan 8:15–17, 27) creates a contradictory picture of the superiority of human wisdom, which finds its development and resolution in a parallel vision (Dan 10–12). Furthermore, I argue that this contrast is part of a larger contrast that occurs at the level of the literary structure of the entire book. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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