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17 Cards in this Set
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Define apocalypse as a genre
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message from other world that discloses a New Age and New World
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Dualism
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A theory of system of thought that recognizes two principles. Dualism as a system of thought may be applied to various concepts, e.g., moral, temporal, and/or spatial.
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Dualism Forms
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Moral, temporal, and/or spatial
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The shift from prophetic eschatology to apocalyptic eschatology
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Persecution forced the change of view from worldly voluntarism (humble, pray) to other-worldly determinism (keep faith).
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Apocalypticism Worldview
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The worldview of a movement that shares the conceptual framework of the genre of apocalypse (moral, temporal, and spatial dualisms).
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First part of Daniel
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Daniel 1-6: Tales that provide encouragement for maintaining religious identity as a minority Jew under Persian and Greek control.
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Second part of Daniel
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Daniel 7-12: Apocalyptic visions written for encouragement during Seleucid persecution.
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First Historical Difficulty in Daniel
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Daniel 1:1 -- Shows Jehoiakim as king during Nebuchadnezzar besieged, when it was Jehoiachin according to 2 Kings 24:8.
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Second Historical Difficulty in Daniel
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Daniel 5:2 -- Belshazzar was actually from a different family than Nebuchadnezzar, not his son.
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Third Historical Difficulty in Daniel
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Daniel 5:31 -- "Darius the Mede" does not exist. Cyrus was actually over the kingdom, not even "Darius the Persian".
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The critical date of Daniel
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167-164 BCE -- Antiochus IV persecutes Jews in 167 and sets up the abomination that desolates. He died in 164.
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First Kingdom in Daniel
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Babylon
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Second Kingdom in Daniel
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Media
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Third Kingdom in Daniel
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Persia
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Fourth Kingdom in Daniel
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Greece
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Genre of Daniel
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Daniel is a pseudonymous historical apocalypse written for a Jewish audience in crisis under Seleucid political control (Antiochus IV). Mediated revelation to a group in crisis.
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The end of the world as given in Daniel 11-12
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Imminent Apocalypticism. Daniel 12:1 -- "At that time, Michael, the great prince..."
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