@article{Parchem_2019, title={Periodyzacja historii w Księdze Daniela}, volume={35}, url={https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/vv/article/view/3315}, DOI={10.31743/vv.3315}, abstractNote={<p>The Book of Daniel presents a particular conception of history having a universal dimension, covering all events in the history of the world. The Book features mostly the theological aspect of history: that only God is the Lord of history, and in it and through it he reveals his royal authority, might and majesty, and evinces himself as the Ruler exercising control over the course of events in the history of great world powers. The periodization of history is the distinctive feature of this conception of history portrayed in the Book of Daniel (Dan 2 and 7). The scheme of four kingdoms underlies such a view, which reflects the belief that history is coming to an end. World history is pictured as a series of successive world empires, with each subsequent kingdom worse than the previous one, testifying to their ever increasing moral depravity. Due to this escalating evil, all the world empires will be annihilated, and in their place God will establish his eternal and indestructible kingdom. The periodization of history is depicted rather differently however in Dan 9, where, with reference to a Shabbat chronology, history is divided into “seventy weeks (of years)” that end with the time of “eternal justice”, i.e. the era of the ultimate salvation.</p>}, journal={Verbum Vitae}, author={Parchem, Marek}, year={2019}, month={Jun.}, pages={121–144} }