Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2018-08-23T18:35:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Daniel Mendes Mendon?a.pdf: 3082700 bytes, checksum: 30bcca554fc8f8647fa4bb365be1a473 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-23T18:35:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Daniel Mendes Mendon?a.pdf: 3082700 bytes, checksum: 30bcca554fc8f8647fa4bb365be1a473 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-30 / The present dissertation proposes to present a study of the processes that occurred in Judea in the second century BC in the light of a comprehensive analysis, seeking to relate them to the beginning of the Roman eastward expansion and the consequent retraction of the Hellenistic kingdoms in the region of the Eastern Mediterranean. It will be establish a relation between events characteristic of Jewish history with events considered external to Jewish history, but that were determinant for the development of the first. Specifically, we sought to understand the evolution of a worldview present in various literary works in the period in Judea (commonly called apocalypsism) and an armed revolt that was equally active in the area during the century in flames (the Maccabean revolt) as a form of opposition and superation of various Hellenistic postulates built during the time when the Near East was overwhelmed by Greco-Macedonian rulers. To do so, we draw on the reflections of the Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci, mainly from his concepts of Historical Block and Hegemony. / A presente disserta??o se prop?e a apresentar um estudo dos processos que ocorreram na Judeia no s?culo II a.C. ? luz de uma an?lise abrangente, buscando os relacionar, deste modo, ao in?cio da expans?o romana para oriente e a consequente retra??o dos reinos helen?sticos na regi?o do Mediterr?neo Oriental. Ser? estabelecida uma rela??o entre eventos caracter?sticos da hist?ria judaica com eventos considerados externos ? hist?ria judaica, mas que foram determinantes para o desenvolvimento da primeira. De forma espec?fica, buscamos compreender a evolu??o de uma vis?o de mundo presentes em v?rias obras liter?rias no per?odo na Judeia (corriqueiramente chamada de apocalipsismo) e de uma revolta armada igualmente atuante na regi?o durante o s?culo em lume (a revolta dos Macabeus) como uma forma de oposi??o e de supera??o de v?rios postulados helen?sticos constru?dos durante o tempo em que o Oriente Pr?ximo se viu subjugados por dominadores greco-maced?nios. Para tanto, lan?amos m?o das reflex?es do fil?sofo italiano Antonio Gramsci, principalmente de seus conceitos de Bloco Hist?rico e Hegemonia.

This thesis concerns the issues of leadership in the African context, but it derives its emphasis from the stories in Daniel 1–6 in the Old Testament, in order to comment on leadership styles, competencies, skills and the state of leadership in Africa. It is a reading from a specific context, that of someone living in present times in the Republic of Chad. The research focused mainly on the following issues: What can we learn from the stories concerning leadership in Daniel 1–6? Who are the leaders in these chapters? What is the quality of their leadership? In trying to answer these questions, the researcher had to consider the following: How was the book read and interpreted in the past? How is it currently interpreted? Looking at past research, the focus fell on: (1) the pre-critical period, (2) the historical-critical period, and (3) the period in which modern literary studies abound. Following the research history a personal reading and interpretation of the stories in Daniel 1–6 are presented. A narrative analysis is carried out and the plots of the different stories are analysed according to the quinary scheme (the initial situation, the complication, transforming action, the denouement and the final situation). The focus falls on the narrator’s presentation of the main characters and what readers can learn from these stories about leadership. Although there is attention to how scholars in the past and present have interpreted the Book of Daniel, the researcher tries to present a new interpretation by carrying out a contextual reading focusing on leadership. This aspect did not receive much attention in previous research. What is gained by this reading is then applied to the situation in the modern Republic of Chad. First, there is a detailed study of current writing by scholars as well as what they are saying about leadership. Following this, the African and Chadian contexts are considered. The final chapter synthesises all the issues that have been discussed. / Old Testament & Ancient Near Eastern Studies / D.Th. (Old Testament)

This thesis concerns the issues of leadership in the African context, but it derives its emphasis from the stories in Daniel 1–6 in the Old Testament, in order to comment on leadership styles, competencies, skills and the state of leadership in Africa. It is a reading from a specific context, that of someone living in present times in the Republic of Chad. The research focused mainly on the following issues: What can we learn from the stories concerning leadership in Daniel 1–6? Who are the leaders in these chapters? What is the quality of their leadership? In trying to answer these questions, the researcher had to consider the following: How was the book read and interpreted in the past? How is it currently interpreted? Looking at past research, the focus fell on: (1) the pre-critical period, (2) the historical-critical period, and (3) the period in which modern literary studies abound. Following the research history a personal reading and interpretation of the stories in Daniel 1–6 are presented. A narrative analysis is carried out and the plots of the different stories are analysed according to the quinary scheme (the initial situation, the complication, transforming action, the denouement and the final situation). The focus falls on the narrator’s presentation of the main characters and what readers can learn from these stories about leadership. Although there is attention to how scholars in the past and present have interpreted the Book of Daniel, the researcher tries to present a new interpretation by carrying out a contextual reading focusing on leadership. This aspect did not receive much attention in previous research. What is gained by this reading is then applied to the situation in the modern Republic of Chad. First, there is a detailed study of current writing by scholars as well as what they are saying about leadership. Following this, the African and Chadian contexts are considered. The final chapter synthesises all the issues that have been discussed. / Biblical and Ancient Studies / D. Th. (Old Testament)