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3.2 Greek
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Part of 3 Daniel, Additions to

3.2.1 Nature and Significance

The literary history of the book of Daniel is very complicated, with intermingled aspects of redaction, reception and interpretation. The text evolved slowly, beginning with the Aramaic legends from the Persian diaspora (Daniel 2–6). In Daniel 4–6, the OG (I.18.3.1) attests to a Vorlage that differs in parts…

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Rösel, Martin, “3.2 Greek”, in: Textual History of the Bible, General Editor Armin Lange. Consulted online on 30 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2452-4107_thb_COM_0203020000>
First published online: 2020



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