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               ba nished   fr om   sc hools ?   I n whic h unive rsiti e s  or  se mi na rie s   a r e  prof e ssors tea c hin g  that the   The key confession is that the God of the Jews is not to be worshipped for his generous beneficence
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               banished  from  schools?  In which universities  or  seminaries  are professors teaching that the
               found a ti ons of a ll  c ult ure s a re   g round e d in apoc a ly p ti c  im a g inations and c ompos it ions ?    but bec a use  H e  is t he  onl y   God  a nd c a nnot b e  ma nipul a ted:
                                                                                                                                    but because He is the only God and cannot be manipulated:
               foundations of all cultures are grounded in apocalyptic imaginations and compositions?

               Dur ing  the  six ti e s,  too  m a n y  of  m y  students  a nd c lose  fr iends  re turne d f ro m  a fa r  in  blac k ba g s  or   F or  God  who is  in  the he a ve ns   is  our onl y   L ord,  whom  we   f e a r,  who  is  a b le  to  de li ve r us
               During the sixties, too many of my students and close friends returned from afar in black bags or
                                                                                                                                           For God who is in the heavens is our only Lord, whom we fear, who is able to deliver us
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               wooden boxes.  Their  former  fellow  students  might  have obtained more wisdom from  these
               woode  n box e s.   The ir  fo rme r  f e ll ow   students  mi g ht   ha v e  obtaine d mor e  wisdom  fr om   these        from the burning fiery furnace, and from your hands, O king, he will rescue us. And then,
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               would unde rsta nd that be c omi ng  we a lt h y  is  not  ba d but  it  de mands  pe a c e  a nd a  c ult ure  de fine d b y    y o u ha v e  se t up .
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               and Die Luft der Freiheit weht, or simply Veritas? Now, too many perceive that Deus, Dominus,
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               Religio are expunged, lux is dimmed, and et veritas is too often lost in a fog of agendas seen in the                                    ׃בִּזי שי אָָּ֖כְּלַּמ   ךְֵּ֥ ד ָ ְ ְ י ־ ן מ וּ  אִ֛ ת ָ  ד ְ  ק ַֽ ִּ ָ ָ י ָ֧ ר ָ וּ נ  ן וּ ת ֨  א ־ ן מ ִּ   א ָ ּ֑ תוּ ב ז ָ ָ  י ש ְ ל  לָּ֖ כ ִּ  ָ ָ י  ן י ח ָ֔  ְ ל ַֽ ַֽ פ א ָ ָ נ ח֣ נ ַּ א ֲ  ־ י ַֽ ַֽ ד ִּ    א ֙  ָ ָ נ ה ֨  ל ָ  א  י תי א ִּ   ן֣ ה
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                                                                                                                                                                                                        ָ֤
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                                                                                                                                                                                                       י
                                                                                                                                                                                                     ל
                                                                                                                                                                                                     ַֽ
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                                                                                                                                                                                                        ִּ
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                                                                                                                                                                                         ָ
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                                                                                                                                                                                         י
                                                                                                                                                                                            ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                         ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                         ְ
               for Wisdom – and not just “training” for a lucrative job.
               for  W isdom   –   a nd not j us t “tr a ini ng”  for   a  lucr a ti v e  job.                                                            ְ   ׃ ד ַֽ ַֽ ג   ְִּנ אֵָּ֥ל     ָּ֖ קֲה יִֵּּ֥ד אִָ֛בֲהַּד םֶלֶָ֧צְלוּ ןי ָ֔חְל ָפ אניַּתיִּא־אָל ֙ךְיָהָלא ל יִָּ֤ד אָּ֑כְּלַּמ ךְָָּ֖ל־א וֱהֶל ַּעיִֵּּ֥די א ָ֔ל ן֣ הְו ו ְ

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                                                                         n:

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               As we all can see now, hopefully, more clearly and as I began: Life is improved if we know the                              Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered and said to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we
                                       ope
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                                                                                                                                                            h,
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                                                                                                                                                                                                        “
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            we
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                                                                                                                                                                                                         O
                                                                                                                                                                                                   king
                                                                                                                                           S
                                                                                                                                                                         g
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                                                                                                                                                               nd
                                                                                                                                                                                     a
                                                                                                                                                                                                       ,
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               past and appreciate the encouraging visions of those who composed the masterpieces in the Bible,
               pa st  a nd  a ppre c i a te the e nc oura g in g   visi ons  of  tho se   who c ompos e d  the maste rpie c e s  in  the B ibl e ,    ha ve  no ne e d to  pr e se nt  a  de fe nse  to  y ou in  thi s  matter .  I f  our  God  whom we  se rv e  is  a ble
                                                                                                                                           have no need to present a defense to you in this matter. If our God whom we serve is able
               the  Apoc r y pha , a nd  the  P se ude pigra ph a . L e t  us  c e l e bra te a ll   our  c oll e a g ue s who  de vote  their   li ve s    to deliver  us  fr om t he  fur na c e  of bla z in g  fir e  a nd  o ut of  y our  ha nd,  O kin g , l e t hi m deliver
               the Apocrypha, and the Pseudepigrapha. Let us celebrate all our colleagues who devote their lives
                                                                                                                                           to deliver us from the furnace of blazing fire and out of your hand, O king, let him deliver
                                  it
                                                                       wo

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                         , sh
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               to learning, sharing it with all students, and to improving our world – and I add, preserving freedom                       [ [us]. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods and we will
                                                              oving
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                                                                                                     e
                                                    nd to
               to lea
                                                   a
                                                                          rld
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                                                                                                      do
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    nd we
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           will
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                                                                                                                                                                                            will
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                                                                                                                                                      not,
                                                                                                                                              . B
                                                                                                                                                                                                          ou
                                                                                                                                                                                                         y
                                                                                                                                                                         ou, O
                                                                                                                                                                                                              gods
                                                                                                                                                                                   , th
                                                                                                                                                                        y
                                                                                                                                                                                                             r
                                                                                                                                                                                                      rve
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               of  e x pre ssi on a nd  a  b e tt e r  li fe .  F rom  the  a nc ient  J e wish  a nd C hristi a n a po c a l y p se s,  we   c ompre h e  not worship the golden statue that you have set up.”
               of expression and a better life. From the ancient Jewish and Christian apocalypses, we comprehend nd
                                                                                                                                                                                    s
                                                                                                                                                                                 ve
                                                                                                                                                       he
                                                                                                                                            ot wor
                                                                                                                                                                         t
                                                                                                                                                                                      t up.”
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                                                                                                                                                                  a
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                                                                                                                                                          g
                                                                                                                                           n
               the or ig ins of the d re a ms t ha t ex c it e  e a c h of u s.                                                            [JHC]
               the origins of the dreams that excite each of us.
                                                                                                                                           [J
                                                                                                                                               ]
                                                                                                                                            HC

               What do we see? We perceive that our dreams are ageless. All of us dream for hope, peace,
               W  ha t  do we  se e ?   W e  pe rc e iv e  that  our  d re a ms   a re  a g e l e ss.  All  of  us  d r e a m  fo r  hop e , pe a c e ,   The purpose of the pseudepigraphon is clear:
                                                                                                                                        purp
                                                                                                                                                                 phon is
                                                                                                                                                                a
                                                                                                                                                                         c
                                                                                                                                                                            r:
                                                                                                                                                                           a
                                                                                                                                                                         le
                                                                                                                                                               r
                                                                                                                                                of th
                                                                                                                                                      pse
                                                                                                                                                    e
                                                                                                                                            ose
                                                                                                                                                            pig
                                                                                                                                                           e
                                                                                                                                                         ud
                                                                                                                                    The
               a ppre c i a ti on, a nd love.
               appreciation, and love.
                                                                                                                                           “Nebuchadnezzar answered and said: ‘Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and
                                                                                                                                                         a
                                                                                                                                            Ne
                                                                                                                                                        z
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            nd
                                                                                                                                                            a
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                                                                                                                                                                                                    of
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                                                                                                                                                       z
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                                                                                                                                                  h
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           a
                                                                                                                                                                      a

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                                                                                                                                                                  re
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                                                                                                                                                                                                        ha
                                                                                                                                                                          sa
                                                                                                                                                                            id:
                                                                                                                                                                                           the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        h,
                                                                                                                                                                                                             c
                                                                                                                                                                               ‘B
                    lusi
               Conclusion                                                                                                                  Abe dne g o, who s e nt hi s a nge l and de li ve re d his  s e rva nts who t ruste d  in hi m.’”
               C
                        on
                 onc
                                                                                                                                           Abednego, who sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him.’”
               W  e  ha ve  c ompl e ted  our  se ve n e x plora ti ons.  He re   a re  m y  summ a riz e d a nd suc c inct re fl e c ti ons  on
               We have completed our seven explorations. Here are my summarized and succinct reflections on
               these
                     que
                        sti
               these questions:
                          ons:
                                                                                                                                                                                              ַּ
                                                                                                                                                                                            ךְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ר
                                                                                                                                                                                               ַּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ר
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     נ
                                                                                                                                                                                             ר
                                                                                                                                                                                              ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ֶ
                                                                                                                                                                                               ש־
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ֶ
                                                                                                                                                                                              ד
                                                                                                                                                                                                      ה
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                       ל
                                                                                                                                                                                                      ֲ
                                                                                                                                                                                                     ה
                                                                                                                                                                                                            ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    צ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      כ
                                                                                                                                                                                                       ָ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ֨
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            נ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ע
                                                                                                                                                                                                           י
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ֱ
                                                                                                                                                                                                        א
                                                                                                                                                                                                          ךְ ָ֤
                                                                                                                                                                                                           ר
                                                                                                                                                                                                    וֹ
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ַֽ
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ד
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                                                                                                                                                                                                 י
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ַּ֜
                                                                                                                                                                                                            ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                            ב
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ַּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                   ן


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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ָ

                                                                                                                                                                                      ו
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                         נ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                ָ֗
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ַֽ
                                                                                                                                                                                    ב

                                                                                                                                                                                     ע
                                                                                                                                                                                                                אָ
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                                                                                                                                                                                                               ַּ

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       וּ
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                                                                                                                                                                                 ג
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ְ
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                                                                                                                                                                                וֹ

                                                                                                                                                                                   ד֣
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ו
                                                                                                                                                                                 ָ֔
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ב
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ה
                                                                                                                                                                                וֹ ָ֔גנ ד֣ בֲעַּו ֙ךְַּשי מ ךְ ַָּ֤רְדַּש־י ִּד ֙ןוֹהֲהָלֱא ךְי ִָּ֤רְב ר ָ֗מאְָו ר ַּ֜צנְדַּכוַּֽבנ ה ֨נָע
                                                                         h int
                                                                                    a
                                                                                     l
                                                                             o Apoc
                                              orta
                      1.W
                          ha
                                                              om
                                           I
                                                                 R
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                                                                                         c
                                     Most
                      1.What are the Most Important Insights from Research into Apocalypticism? The faithful                                                                            יִּה ּ֑ וֹלֲע וּצִָּּ֖ח ְרְתִּה יִֵּּ֥ד יִּהוֹ ָ֔דְבַּעְל בִּ֣זי שְו ֙ה כֲאְלַּמ חַָּ֤לְש־י ִּד
                                                                                                      hful
                               re
                                                                                     y
                                                                                                    fa
                                                                                                     it
                                                                                                                                                                                                      י
                                                                                                                                                                                                               ש
                                                                                                                                                                                                    ד
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ָ֔
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ה

                                                                                                                                                                                                    ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ל
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ַּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                         ב
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ל
                                                                                                                                                                                                         ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ַֽ
                                                                                                                                                                                                             ז
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ַֽ
                                                                                                                                                                                          ל
                                                                                                                                                                                                       וֹ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   א
                                                                                                                                                                                                             ב֣
                                                                                                                                                                                                                ו
                                                                                                                                                                                                                ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                      ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                           ל
                                                                                                                                                                                             צ
                                                                                                                                                                                                      ה
                                                                                                                                                                                                 ה
                                                                                                                                                                                                ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ַּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ש־
                                                                                                                                                                                                  ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                       י
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  כ
                                                                                                                                                                                                           ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ד
                                                                                                                                                                                                ת
                                                                                                                                                                                           ֲ
                                                                                                                                                                                           ע
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                 ְ

                                                                                                                                                                                        ה
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        חָ֤
                                                                                                                                                                                        ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                               ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                         וֹ

                                                                                                                                                                                                          ע
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ֲ
                                                                                                                                                                                                              י
                                                                                                                                                                                              ח
                                                                                                                                                                                                          ַּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      מ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            י
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ד

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ֙
                                                                                                                                                                                               ר
                                                                                                                                                                                                    יֵּ֥
                                                                                                                                                                                             וּ ָּ֖
                                                                                                                                                                                         ּ֑
                                                                                                   de
                                                     a
                                                                                                         d
                                   st
                                              the
                               wor
                                                                                                     fine
                                                   re
                                                 C
                                                      tor
                                                                    ndone
               know that in the worst of times, the Creator has not abandoned them. God should not be defined
                                     of
                                                                  ba
                                         mes,
                                                                                           d not
                                        ti
                                                                                      shoul
                     that in
                                                                         d them.
                            the
                                                                                 God
                                                                a
                                                           s
                                                                                                be
                                                         h
                                                          a
               know
                                                              ot
                                                             n
                                                                                                                                                                                                                (Daniel 3:28).
               as  a   de us e x  mac hina  ( ἀ π ὸ μ η χ α νῆ ς  θεός )   in which  y ou ins e rt a  pra y e r a nd  God obe y s  y ou. As w e                                                                 (D a niel 3:28).
               as a deus ex machina (ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός) in which you insert a prayer and God obeys you. As we

                                      Da
                              uthor of
                     rom the
                             a
                                         niel, God w
                  rn f
                                                                                    d
                                                                   a
                                                              a
                                                               nd c
                                                                    nnot be inf
                                                                                e
                                                                              lu
                                                                                   e
                                                                                 nc
                                                    il
                                                     l be G
                                                                                               e
               lea
               learn from the author of Daniel, God will be God and cannot be influenced or controlled:
                                                                                         ontroll
                                                                                      or c
                                                           od
                                                                                                d:
                                                                                                                                    Clearly, the attentive Jew who read the message knew the blessing is upon all  וּצִָּּ֖ח ְרְתִּה יִֵּּ֥ד יִּהוֹ ָ֔דְבַּעְל
                                                                                                                                                                          messa
                                                                                                                                         y
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ר
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ִּ
                                                                                                                                        rl

                                                                                                                                          ,
                                                                                                                                                  e
                                                                                                                                               a
                                                                                                                                                tt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          וֹ
                                                                                                                                            the
                                                                                                                                                   nti
                                                                                                                                                                                        the
                                                                                                                                                                  e
                                                                                                                                                                   a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                 r
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ל
                                                                                                                                                                    d the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                ח
                                                                                                                                                        J
                                                                                                                                                         e
                                                                                                                                                                                                               צ
                                                                                                                                                     ve
                                                                                                                                                                                     w
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ה
                                                                                                                                                          w
                                                                                                                                                            who
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ָ֔
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ה
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       ִּ
                                                                                                                                                                                              ssi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ד
                                                                                                                                                                                                ng is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ב
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ד
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ת
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      יֵּ֥
                                                                                                                                                                                                            ll
                                                                                                                                                                                                      upon a
                                                                                                                                     lea
                                                                                                                                                                                  kne
                                                                                                                                    C
                                                                                                                                                                                e
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        י
                                                                                                                                                                                                               וּ ָּ֖
                                                                                                                                                                               g
                                                                                                                                                                                             e

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ע
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ְ
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ַּ
                                                                                                                                                                                           bl

                          S ha dra c h, M e sha c h,  a nd  Abe dne g o  a nsw e r e d the  king ,  “ O  Ne bu c ha dn e z z a r,  w e   –   we   –    יִּה ּ֑ וֹלֲע.
                       Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we – we –
                                                                                                                                    ִּ
                                                                                                                                     וֹ
                                                                                                                                    י ּ֑
                                                                                                                                    ה
                                                                                                                                       ע
                                                                                                                                        .
                                                                                                                                      ל
                                                                                                                                       ֲ
                                                                                  ἡ
                                                                               εν
                                                                             ομ

                                                                                    εῖς
                                                                                   μ
                                                                    χ
                                                                 (οὐ
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                      blazing fire and out of your hand, O king, let him deliver us. But if not, be it known to you,                humans tend to repeat themselves and their errors; humans apparently fail to learn from their own
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