Dissonance and the Drama of Divine Sovereignty in the Book of Daniel

This study of the book of Daniel examines the ideology of divine and human rule in Daniel''s historical resumes or reviews found in chaps 2, 7, 8, 9, 10-12. It seeks to uncover the concerns that motivate the resumes and the strategies the resumes use to resolve cognitive and experiential dissonance. Loose Ends argues that the source of dissonance in Daniel stems not from failed prophecies (as ha...