Between Text and Sermon: Daniel 3
Document Type
Review
Publication Title
Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology
Abstract
The story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, the three young men who brave the fiery furnace rather than worship an idol, has the feel of a folktale. The lengthy repetitions (Dan 3:2,3, and Dan 3:5,7,10), the exaggerations (e.g., the enormous size of the golden statue, the incredible heat of the furnace that kills those who even approach it), the brave heroes, the horrible threat, and the happy ending mark the tale as one to be told orally to a delighted audience. It is not surprising that a popular song in mid-twentieth-century America retold the story (many versions are available on YouTube, with several by Louis Armstrong), nor that children learn it in Sunday School.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0020964316688054
Publication Date
3-2017
Recommended Citation
Myers, Alan, "Between Text and Sermon: Daniel 3" (2017). Faculty Scholarship. 137.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/faculty-research-papers/137