Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

Hi Jason!

I'd disagree with Rolf, and say that most Daniel scholars would be of the 
opinion that Antiochus IV is certainly the focus of the visionary sections of 
the book. There is ample support for this view. However, I'd be interested in 
reading Rolf's view when it is published. I'm not going to dismiss his view 
out of hand (viz. that Antiochus IV is not the focus), but I daresay he faces 
an uphill battle.

I've got an article on the 'seventy weeks' which I'm hoping to put the 
finishing touches on in the next few weeks. It will be published online by 
JHS very soon. In short, it argues that there are some unwarranted 
assumptions in the way we view and calculate the 'seventy weeks', and offers 
a new configuration of the 'seventy weeks' which works with the narrative 
cues of the book itself and lands smack bang at the time of Antiochus IV.


Regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney)
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