"Seventy-Sevens Are Decreed": A Canonical Approach to Daniel 9:24–27

Few Passages In The Old Testament Are As Enigmatic As Daniel 9:24-27. It Makes Sense, Therefore, That A Myriad Of Interpretations Surround These Four Verses. Expanding On Brevard Childs's Brief Work On Daniel, Haydon Responds To This Question With A Canonical Approach To Dan 9:24-27: Reading A Text That Is Shaped To Include Future Generations Of Faithful Interpreters. The First Part Lays The Groundwork For A Canonical Approach. Whereas Most Biblical Scholars Read Daniel 9 Through The Lens Of Historical- And Composition-critical Tools, Childs And His Readers Frame The Chapter Within The Larger Theological Message Of The Book. The Second Section Is An Interpretation Of 9:24-27 In Its Canonical Context, Doing Exegetical And Theological Work In Tandem.daniel 9:24-27 Is, Of Course, An Apocalyptic Text Leading The Reader Through The Antiochene Crisis And Beyond. The Theology Of The Chapter, However, Asks Us To Look Back To The Law And The Prophets: Leviticus 25-26 And Jeremiah 25-29 Are Integral To Daniel 9. Traditions Begun In The Preceding Corpora-rest, Sin-debt, And Kingdom (lev 26:34-35; Jer 25:10-12, 29:10-14)-find Their Culmination In Dan 9:24-27. Haydon's Study Brings These Texts To Bear On The Seventy Sevens#x9d; In Daniel 9:24. After A Careful Study Of The Phrase's Background, We Discover That The Construction Refers To More Than A Number Or Even A Single Event. This Time-image Points To A Larger Pattern Of Rulership Wherein Leaders Rise And Fall (vv. 25-26), While The Ancient Of Days Remains The True King. Ambiguity Also Plays A Part: Daniel 9:24-27 Lacks Historical Detail For A Reason-namely, To Create An Interpretive Space That A Faith Community Can Occupy. The Final Form Of Dan 9:24-27 Is A Theological Construct Allowing Multiple Generations To Live In Expectation Of God's Rule. A Biblical Theology Of Daniel 9:24-27, Moving Into The New Testament And Contemporary Christian Reception, Concludes Haydon's Study. Frontmatter -- Table Of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 The Role Of A Canonical Approach -- Chapter 2 A Canonical Approach -- Chapter 3 The Law And The Prophets In Daniel 9:3-19 -- Chapter 4 Daniel 9:24-27 -- Chapter 5 Ambiguity And Space -- Chapter 6 Conclusion -- Appendix The Dual-location Of The Book Of Daniel -- Bibliography -- Index Of Authors -- Index Of Scripture Ronald Haydon. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. In English.