" Dean Farrar also curiously observes,
"Habakkuk's appearance in apocryphal legend (vv. 33--39) shews the
impression he had made on the mind of his people, and perhaps indicates
his date as a contemporary of Daniel." (_Minor Prophets_ in 'Men of the
Bible' series, n.d., p. 160).
Another instance of belief in the contemporaneity of Daniel and Habakkuk
is afforded by Raymund Martini (_c._ 1250) in his _Pugio fidei_ (Paris,
1651, p. 740): "Habacuc vero Prophetam fuisse contemporaneum Danieli
inde colligitur ubi in Bereschit Rabba hoc modo scribitur de Joseph," he
says before quoting a long passage from the B.R. on Gen. xxxvii. 24.
This passage is none other than a portion of Bel and the Dragon in
Chaldee, and is headed without reserve as ?‘?“? ?™????. It proceeds with v. 28
to the end:
???›?? ???‘?™?? ???‘?“ ?•????? ?™? ?? ?§???? ?•?????”?¤?›?• ?¦???™?• ?•???????™?? ?—?“ ???—?“ ?™?”?•?“???” ?”?•?? ???™?” ?•???™???›? ?©?• ?‘?‘?????™ ?¦?? ?????›??. Then follows a Latin translation,
after which Martini adds "Hucusque traditio," and, after quoting Hab.
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