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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2021): Revista Estrategias para el Cumplimiento de la Misión

Daniel 1:3-7: Royal Interests and Implications Related to the Hebrew/Babylonian Priesthood

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.17162/recm.v19i1.1473
Submitted
September 1, 2021
Published
2021-11-26

Abstract

 

The extensive literature regarding the book of Daniel presents as a traditional view, the intention of the king in order to convert the young Hebrews as royal vassals. However, this article pretends to amplify the traditional interpretation toward a sacerdotal view. The role of the king becomes a means to control and monitor every aspect of the religious life of the kingdom. In this way, the foundations for this last and possible interpretation, or even for the fusion of both perspectives as an act of forming officials for the benefit of the kingdom structure, either for the political, civil and religious levels.