Table of Contents

Introduction 
Part 1: The Parables of Enoch   
          1. Introduction to the Parables of Enoch  
          2. The Messianic Figure (“Son of Man”) in the Parables of Enoch  
          3. The Messianic Figure in the Eschatological Narrative of the Parables of Enoch  
          4. The Identity of “That Son of Man”  
          5. Conclusions on the Messianic Figure in the Parables of Enoch  
          6. The Date of the Parables of Enoch: A Preliminary Discussion   
          7. The Place of Composition of the Parables of Enoch  
Part 2: Interpretation of Daniel 7 in Second Temple Period Judaism 
          1. Introduction  
          2. The Greek Versions of Daniel 7 
          3. The Oldest Interpretation of Daniel 7: 4Q246 (4QAramaic  
Apocalypse)   
          4. Interpretation of Daniel 7 in Sibylline Oracles Book 5  
          5. Interpretation of Daniel 7 in the Apocalypse of Ezra (4 Ezra)  
          6. A Messiah from the Past in Rabbinic Traditions  
          7. A Context for the Parables of Enoch  
          8. Interpretation of Daniel 7 in the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch  
(2 Baruch)  
          9. Rabbi Aqiva on Daniel 7  
          10. The Significant Absence of Daniel 7 in the Works of Josephus 
          11. Conclusions