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Learning to Live in Exile

Week Four: Intimations of Immortality

 Week 1: The Mystery of Daniel

• Dating, Language, Place in Canon, Historical Accuracy

 Week 2: The Court Tales

• How do we read the accounts in ch. 2-5? History,

historical fiction, folk tales

 Week 3: Apocalyptic Imagery

• Pseudopigrapha, Ex Eventu Prophecy
• The Crisis of Antiochus Epiphanes IV
• The “time of the end” and sealing up of messages

Review

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Resurrection? Divine Intervention? Apocalyptic Imagination?

 Daniel 11:29- 12:13

• What do you notice about

the wise? What are they supposed to be doing and what will happen to them?

• What is God or his agents

doing here?

• What does this suggest

about how we should live in exile and persecution?

Fresh Eyes and Ears

 13 As he came out of the temple,

• ne of his disciples said to him,

“Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!” 2 Then Jesus asked him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.”

 14 “But when you see the

desolating sacrilege set up where it ought not to be (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains;

 24 As Jesus came out of the

temple and was going away, his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 Then he asked them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly I tell you, not

• ne stone will be left here upon

another; all will be thrown down.”

 15 “So when you see the

desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place, as was spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),16 then those in Judea must flee to the mountains;

Daniel in Matthew and Mark

 What did Paul do after his conversion?

• Galatians 1:13 – 2:10
• Acts 9:19b – 9:30

 What did Jesus say at his trials?

• Mark 14:60 – 65, 15:1-5
• John 18:19-24, 18: 33-38

 Who wrote the pastoral epistles?

Some New Testament Questions

John Collins, The Apocalyptic Imagination

Same Lessons

Daniel The Lord is in control Remain faithful The Lord is faithful Be patient The Lord has a purpose Live and work