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Article: Hebrew [LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] = Akkadian qata napasu: a term of non-allegiance. (Brief Communications).
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- The Journal of the American Oriental Society
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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To Harry Epstein
[LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] (m. Avot 1:6)
The last chapter in Daniel, chapter twelve, has traditionally been divided into two basic units: (1) a) an eschatological prophecy foreseeing the final victory of God's chosen ones--the ultimate victory of the righteous--introduced by the standard formula [LANGUAGE NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] "at that time" (Dan. 12:1-4), (2) and b) an epilogue (vv. 5-13) involving two major subunits: 1. a celestial colloquy about the end in the form of a vision of two angels, one of whom states the duration of the troubles just foretold (vv. 5-7), and 2. an inquiry as to the conclusion of the age; the ...