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3. Interpretations of Daniel 7. Summary of Main Positions
Оглавление| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| “[one] like a son of man”(vv. 13–14) | collective symbol Only:—suffering of a “frail human”—exalted, empoweredin the vision Only | individual human (the Messiah?)—No suffering—exalted, empoweredin heaven | angel (Michael?)—No suffering—exalted, empoweredin heaven |
| “saints of the Most High”(vv. 15–27) | God’s holy people—loyal—embattled by kings (=beasts)—to be exalted, empoweredon earth | God’s holy people—loyal—embattled by kings(=beasts)—to be exalted, empoweredon earth | God’s holy angels—loyal—embattled by demonic “beasts”—to be exalted, empoweredin heaven—parallel holy, loyalists embattled by kingson earth |
1. C. F. D. Moule is a representative of those holding number 1.
2. Representative of the inclination to blend all three (inferring a divine-human figure who is exalted after suffering) is Seyoon Kim.
3. John J. Collins (whose summary I have elaborated upon) and Christopher Rowland are supporters of view 3.
4. What happens when one focuses less on the identity of the figure and more on the nature of his humanity: its frailty, vulnerability?
