Abomination of Desolation

Bibliography: C. R. Erdman, [[The Gospel of Mark]], 1945; R. T. France, Jesus and the [[Old Testament]], 1971; W. L. Lane, The [[Gospel of Mark]], 1974.——JAM ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION. This expression does not appear in this precise form in the Heb. OT though its origin is there. The idea is found four times, expressed in similar words (Dan 8:13; 9:27; 11:31 and 12:11). The exact expression cited as the title of this article appears twice in the NT (τό βδέλυγμα τη̂ς ἐρημώσεως) (Matt 24:15; Mark 13:4). Matthew quotes Jesus as asserting that it was “spoken of through Daniel the prophet.” The Gr. phrase is, indeed, quoted almost exactly from the LXX of Daniel 9:27 (as also Theodotion’s tr. which for centuries replaced the LXX for Daniel until recovery in modern times). Since Jesus’ reference to the abomination of desolation is derived straight from the OT, it is there one must go to find out what He might have intended to convey by the phrase. The KJV renders four different Heb. no