Daniel and Early Enoch Traditions in the Dead Sea Scrolls

Abstract

This chapter focuses on sources found among the Qumran caves in which the Danielic and Enoehic apocalyptic traditions overlap, and considers what these signify concerning their tradition-historical relationship to one another. More specifically, it is to be asked whether any of these materials are thought to presuppose knowledge of the book of Daniel. If so, then the form of apoealyptic traditions they contain with confidence be thought to represent a subsequent development inspired by previously composed works of presumably independent provenance. If the convergenees suggest more fluid traditions during the early period, whether formulated before or alongside the book of Daniel, then it becomes possible to interpret the materials along different lines from those suggested by, for instance, Boccaccini. The chapter considers these pseudo-Danielic and Giants materials allow a brief analysis of those portions of Daniel and Enoch that are tradition-historically similar, but not extant among the Dead Sea Scrolls. Keywords: Boccaccini; Danielic apocalyptic traditions; Dead Sea Scrolls; Enoch ; Enoehic apocalyptic traditions; Qumran caves