The Lord of Heaven in the Book of Daniel
Religious-Historical Approaches to a Topos in the Book of Daniel
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https://doi.org/10.59914/sf.29.2025.1.6Keywords:
History of Religion, Old Testament, antiquity, near east, Religiosity in the Second Temple period, History of IdeasAbstract
The study examines the term “Lord of Heaven” in the Book of Daniel, with a particular focus on its religious-historical context. This designation should not be interpreted in isolation but rather within the broader system of divine titulature in the ancient Near East. The research highlights the universalizing tendencies of Second Temple Judaism, which are also reflected in the usage of the “Lord of Heaven” epithet. Furthermore, the study explores the intertextual connections of this title with the religious traditions of the Babylonian, Persian, and Hellenistic worlds, emphasizing their structural parallels. The final conclusion asserts that the designation “Lord of Heaven” in the Book of Daniel expresses the cosmic dimension of Jewish theological thought, serving as an example of the gradual universalization of religious language in antiquity.
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