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Daniel 1–6 in Classical Islamic Culture and the Gospel According to Ibn Hishām
This article assesses the importance of the biblical book of Daniel in the first four Islamic centuries, focusing in particular on the legendary materials contained in Daniel 1–6. The article is divided into three sections. In the first section the treatments of Daniel 1–6 in Isrāʾīliyyāt works are...
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| description | This article assesses the importance of the biblical book of Daniel in the first
four Islamic centuries, focusing in particular on the legendary materials
contained in Daniel 1–6. The article is divided into three sections. In the
first section the treatments of Daniel 1–6 in Isrāʾīliyyāt
works are examined, and it is shown that summaries of Daniel 1–6 in these works
display evidence of oral transmission. Additionally, it is shown that some
authors' familiarity with Daniel legends led them to insert this character into
“biblical” narratives that do not otherwise relate to him. In the second section
it is argued that Daniel's exploits were so widely known that they served as a
sort of yardstick for judging the relative importance of some other “heroic”
figures who are described in classical Islamic sources. In the third section it
is postulated that the introductory sections of Ibn Hishām's
Sīra consciously relate stories with Daniel-ic associations
in order to bring the Sīra into line with the Christian
Gospels. |
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works are examined, and it is shown that summaries of Daniel 1–6 in these works
display evidence of oral transmission. Additionally, it is shown that some
authors' familiarity with Daniel legends led them to insert this character into
“biblical” narratives that do not otherwise relate to him. In the second section
it is argued that Daniel's exploits were so widely known that they served as a
sort of yardstick for judging the relative importance of some other “heroic”
figures who are described in classical Islamic sources. In the third section it
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display evidence of oral transmission. Additionally, it is shown that some
authors' familiarity with Daniel legends led them to insert this character into
“biblical” narratives that do not otherwise relate to him. In the second section
it is argued that Daniel's exploits were so widely known that they served as a
sort of yardstick for judging the relative importance of some other “heroic”
figures who are described in classical Islamic sources. In the third section it
is postulated that the introductory sections of Ibn Hishām's
Sīra consciously relate stories with Daniel-ic associations
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contained in Daniel 1–6. The article is divided into three sections. In the
first section the treatments of Daniel 1–6 in Isrāʾīliyyāt
works are examined, and it is shown that summaries of Daniel 1–6 in these works
display evidence of oral transmission. Additionally, it is shown that some
authors' familiarity with Daniel legends led them to insert this character into
“biblical” narratives that do not otherwise relate to him. In the second section
it is argued that Daniel's exploits were so widely known that they served as a
sort of yardstick for judging the relative importance of some other “heroic”
figures who are described in classical Islamic sources. In the third section it
is postulated that the introductory sections of Ibn Hishām's
Sīra consciously relate stories with Daniel-ic associations
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