Commentary on Daniel
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Commentary on Daniel is an early Christian exegetical work by Hippolytus of Rome that offers one of the earliest surviving patristic interpretations of the biblical Book of Daniel, especially its apocalyptic themes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commentary on Daniel canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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biblical commentary ⓘ early Christian exegetical work ⓘ patristic text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage persecuted Christians
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explain prophetic symbolism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
literalist eschatology
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millenarian expectations ⓘ |
| author | Hippolytus of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalCanonContext | Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedIn |
histories of biblical interpretation
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studies of early Christian millenarianism ⓘ |
| dateWritten | circa 204 CE ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
apocalyptic themes
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eschatology ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| genre | commentary ⓘ |
| historicalContext | persecutions of Christians in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influenced | later Christian apocalyptic exegesis ⓘ |
| interprets |
Daniel 2
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Daniel 7 ⓘ Daniel 8 ⓘ Daniel 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ Son of Man imagery ⓘ figure of the Antichrist ⓘ visions of four kingdoms ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
earliest surviving Christian commentary on Daniel
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early patristic interpretation of apocalyptic passages ⓘ historical-eschatological reading of Daniel ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Hippolytus of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Greek manuscript tradition
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later translations ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Refutation of All Heresies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
biblical studies
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patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Septuagint version of Daniel ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork | Book of Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
emphasis on imminent end-times
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identification of historical empires in Daniel’s visions ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | early Church Fathers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 3rd century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
historians of early Christian eschatology
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patristic scholars ⓘ |
| workType | continuous commentary on a biblical book ⓘ |
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