HEBREW 131 / RELIGION 1261 / HDS 1630 – The Book of Daniel

HEBREW 131 / RELIGION 1261 / HDS 1630 – The Book of Daniel

Semester: Fall
Offered: 2023
Instructor: Andrew Teeter
Meeting Time: T 3:00pm – 5:00pm

A critical and exegetical study of Book of Daniel, based on a close reading of the text in Hebrew and Aramaic. Special attention will be given (1) to compositional poetics (i.e., large-and small-scale compositional strategies, principles of literary organization, textual logic, and analogical patterns); and (2) to inner-scriptural relationships, and to the nature and function of allusion and analogy within this book. This will be undertaken with a view toward understanding the overall expectations made of readers, ancient and modern. The text of Daniel and its underlying principles of design will be considered in the context of major critical debates within the current state of the field.

The course presumes basic proficiency with Biblical Hebrew. Minimum of one year of Hebrew required. No previous knowledge of Aramaic required.

Recommended Prep:  Minimum one year Classical Hebrew

For more details please visit the Harvard Course Catalog.