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The Theology And The Function Of The Prayers In The Book Of Daniel, Paul Birch Petersen Jan 1998

The Theology And The Function Of The Prayers In The Book Of Daniel, Paul Birch Petersen

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This dissertation investigates the theology and the function of the prayers in the Book of Daniel.

The introduction reviews the scholarly literature in regard to the prayers of the Old Testament in general and the prayers in the Book of Daniel in particular. Recent studies of prayers in the Old Testament have focused on their theological function in their final literary setting. They have also turned their attention to prayer as part of a process of communication, of a divine-human dialogue, and consequently this study is structured from the aspect of interpersonal relationships.

Chapter 1 deals with Daniel and his …