Description: Reading Daniel as a Text in Theological Hermeneutics
sets out to read the book of Daniel as a narrative textbook in the
field of theological hermeneutics. Employing such disciplines as
historical criticism, literary criticism, narrative theology, and
hermeneutics, this work seeks to maintain an interdisciplinary
outlook on the book of Daniel. Two inherently linked perspectives
are utilized in this reading of Daniel. First is the perception
that the character of Daniel is the paradigm of the good
theological hermeneut; theology and hermeneutics are inseparable
and converge in the character of Daniel. Readers must recognize in
Daniel certain qualities, attitudes, abilities, and convictions
well worth emulating. Essentially, readers must aspire to become a
""Daniel."" Second is the standpoint that the book of Daniel on the
whole should be read as a hermeneutics textbook. Readers are led
through a series of theories and exercises meant to be instilled
into their theological, intellectual, and practical lives.
Attention to readers is a constant endeavor throughout this thesis.
The concern is fundamentally upon contemporary readers and their
communities, yet with sensible consideration given to the
historical readerly community with which contemporary readers find
continuity. Greater concentration is placed on what the book of
Daniel means for contemporary readers than on what the book of
Daniel meant in its historical setting. In the end, readers are
left with difficult challenges, a sobering awareness of the
volatility of the business of hermeneutics, and serious
implications for readers to implement both theologically and
hermeneutically. Endorsements: ""Aaron Hebbard's new book is a
genuinely interdisciplinary exercise that will be of immense help
to scholars in literature, theology, and biblical studies. It
offers a wholly new perspective on hermeneutics through a highly
creative reading of the book of Daniel that introduces Daniel
himself into the company of interpreters as relevant and immediate
as Paul Ricoeur and Hans-Georg Gadamer. This is scholarship of the
highest quality and sharpest imagination."" --David Jasper,
Professor of Literature and Theology, University of Glasgow ""A
noteworthy student of Daniel once wearily commented that it is hard
to say anything new about Daniel. Aaron Hebbard claims to have done
so, and he soon persuaded me that he has. Anyone interested in
Daniel or in hermeneutics (whether or not they like that word
prefaced by the word 'theological') will be intrigued by this
book."" --John Goldingay, David Allen Hubbard Professor of Old
Testament, Fuller Thological Seminary About the Contributor(s):
Aaron B. Hebbard is Associate Professor of Theology and the Arts at
Community Christian College in Southern California. He earned his
PhD in literature, theology, and the arts at the University of
Glasgow.
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