RE: The Story
August 25, 2022 at 4:22 pm
(This post was last modified: August 25, 2022 at 4:25 pm by John 6IX Breezy.)
(August 25, 2022 at 2:39 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: One of the most interesting (and maybe even tragic) things about daniel -imo- is that the author doesn't seem to be aware of the success of the maccabean revolt. You get the impression he'd have loved to have seen it.
But that's not very surprising from the 6th century perspective—it's kind of expected.
The only evidence I'm coming across for the 2nd century position is the position itself. Which seems primarily built around the interpretation that the prophecies of Daniel refer to events in that period.
It's worth mentioning that SDA interpretation has very little to do with Antiochus or the Maccabean period. In other words, that's not an exclusive interpretation that a passive reading of Daniel points to. You have to actively connect the dots and interpret imagery to arrive at the Maccabean revolt in the first place.
In other words, if the biggest evidence for composition during the second century by a different author is the belief that the visions are about that period, then the whole thing is circular. It becomes a matter of prophetic interpretation and nothing more.
