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The Book of Daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. Apocalypses are characterized by visions, symbolism, an other-worldly mediator, an emphasis on cosmic events, angels and demons, and pseudonymity (false authorship). [ 2 ]
Daniel is the only book in the Hebrew Bible which gives names to angels. Gabriel may have received his because he "has the appearance of a man" (Hebrew gaber ); he appears here as a messenger and interpreter of God's message, the same role he was later given by the author of Luke 's annunciation scene ( Luke 1:19 , 26 ). [ 30 ]
The front sleeve of the 1981 album From the Lions Mouth by The Sound is the painting Daniel in the Lion’s Den by Briton Riviere. The 1982 song "Daniel" by Raffi on his Rise and Shine album. The 1982 song "Lion's Den" by Bruce Springsteen , first released on the 1998 album Tracks , alludes to the story.
In chapter 7, Daniel has a vision of four beasts coming up out of the sea, and is told that they represent four kingdoms: A beast like a lion with eagle's wings (v. 4).; A beast like a bear, raised up on one side, with three Curves between its teeth (v. 5).
Many [neutrality is disputed] scholars interpret the book of Joshua as referring to what would now be considered genocide. [1] When the Israelites arrive in the Promised Land, they are commanded to annihilate "the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites" who already lived there, to avoid being tempted into idolatry. [2]
About two weeks before the Feb. 10 attack, a mountain lion pounced on a dog in its backyard in nearby Dillon the night of Jan. 27 and dragged the dog away from its home, McClatchy News previously ...
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — A mountain lion attacked a 5-year-old boy at a popular Southern California park over the holiday weekend and state rangers later euthanized the big cat, officials said Tuesday.
In a wide-ranging interview, Derek reflected on why she chose Tarzan, the Ape Man to be her first major star vehicle after breaking through with Blake Edwards's hit 1979 comedy 10; dealing with ...