But the Wise Shall Understand : Reuse of Prophecies, Chronotope, and Merging of Eschatological Horizons in Daniel 10-12

Using Bakhtin''s theory, Felipe A. Masotti examines how ancient prophecies are reused to shape ideas of divine intervention and the passing of time. It reveals a blend of traditional and innovative elements in Daniel''s eschatological narrative, reflecting a deep theological engagement with prophetic traditions.

Felipe A. Masotti demonstrates how the closely related phenomena of literary reuse of prophecies and time-space representation are employed in Daniel 10-12 to describe the ultimate end. Adopting Bakhtin''s chronotope concept, Masotti shows how prophetic texts from Numbers, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Habakkuk are strategically reused to build a narratological architecture emphasizing the eschatological expectancy of an impending divine intervention. This volume illustrates how Daniel 10-12 creates a tension between conservatism and innovation regarding older eschatological expectations. Consequently, it unveils how the chronotopical architecture of Daniel 10-12 grounds a theology of God''s sovereignty over classical prophetic time, and how the merging of eschatological horizons between its apocalyptic discourse and the reused prophecies is intentionally achieved through textual saturation.