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The Book of Daniel and the Apocryphal Daniel Literature. By Lorenzo DiTommaso. SVTP 20. Leiden: Brill, 2005. Hardback. Pp. xx + 548. € 145.00/US$ 215.00. ISBN 978900414412 5.

The Book of Daniel and the Apocryphal Daniel Literature. By Lorenzo DiTommaso. SVTP 20. Leiden:... 120 Book Reviews / Dead Sea Discoveries 17 (2010) 115–139 The Book of Daniel and the Apocryphal Daniel Literature. By Lorenzo DiTommaso. SVTP 20. Leiden: Brill, 2005. Hardback. Pp. xx + 548. € 145.00/US$ 215.00. ISBN 978900414412 5. This compendious monograph about the ancient and medieval apocryphal Dan- iel literature is the most complete treatment of the post-biblical Literatur- und Interpretationsgeschichte of this mesmerizing biblical figure to date. Apart from Daniel’s reception in art, literature, and the commentary tradition, which is acknowledged but not treated here, the book is truly comprehensive in its scope, covering a vast number of primary texts composed or preserved in languages such as Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Coptic, Old and Middle English, Medieval Ger- man, Greek, Hebrew, Old Icelandic, Old Irish, Latin, Persian, Old Slavonic, Syriac, and Turkish. It brings together diverse materials, both previously pub- lished and as of yet unpublished. As DiTommaso explains at the outset, “the present study represents the first attempt to identify and evaluate the complete body of texts and to clarify the state of their manuscript evidence” (15). Whether the massive nature of the material makes Daniel “arguably . . . the greatest post- biblical afterlife of any http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Dead Sea Discoveries Brill

The Book of Daniel and the Apocryphal Daniel Literature. By Lorenzo DiTommaso. SVTP 20. Leiden: Brill, 2005. Hardback. Pp. xx + 548. € 145.00/US$ 215.00. ISBN 978900414412 5.

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Dead Sea Discoveries , Volume 17 (1): 120 – Jan 1, 2010
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© 2010 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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120 Book Reviews / Dead Sea Discoveries 17 (2010) 115–139 The Book of Daniel and the Apocryphal Daniel Literature. By Lorenzo DiTommaso. SVTP 20. Leiden: Brill, 2005. Hardback. Pp. xx + 548. € 145.00/US$ 215.00. ISBN 978900414412 5. This compendious monograph about the ancient and medieval apocryphal Dan- iel literature is the most complete treatment of the post-biblical Literatur- und Interpretationsgeschichte of this mesmerizing biblical figure to date. Apart from Daniel’s reception in art, literature, and the commentary tradition, which is acknowledged but not treated here, the book is truly comprehensive in its scope, covering a vast number of primary texts composed or preserved in languages such as Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Coptic, Old and Middle English, Medieval Ger- man, Greek, Hebrew, Old Icelandic, Old Irish, Latin, Persian, Old Slavonic, Syriac, and Turkish. It brings together diverse materials, both previously pub- lished and as of yet unpublished. As DiTommaso explains at the outset, “the present study represents the first attempt to identify and evaluate the complete body of texts and to clarify the state of their manuscript evidence” (15). Whether the massive nature of the material makes Daniel “arguably . . . the greatest post- biblical afterlife of any

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