Classic Commentaries and Studies on Daniel Upgrade (17 vols.)

The city of Babylon takes its name from a word meaning the gate of God, and Daniel’s own name means God’s Judge. In these 14 lectures, Lutheran minister Joseph A. Seiss analyzes the entire book of Daniel as the voice of God, coming from the gates of God. Though he consults a wide range of other works on Daniel, Seiss’ primary goal is to “restate the contents of the book in the direct import of its own terms.”

In this brief volume, Presbyterian minister Eugene C. Caldwell outlines the book of Daniel. The work is designed for seminary students and features a postmillennial reading of Daniel’s prophecy.

While Isaac Newton is immortalized for his seminal contributions to mathematics and physics, the man who changed the way we look at apple trees also applied his unique observational talents to the Bible. In this, one of several posthumously published works of biblical study, Newton dissects the most prominent images in the book of Daniel. His observations reveal a thoughtful faith and are characteristic of the shifting religious landscape of the Enlightenment.

In these 12 lectures on Daniel and Revelation, Benjamin Harrison traces the origins and ultimate destiny of the church and its enemies. Part of the lecture series founded by the bishop of Gloucester, William Warburton, these addresses outline the prophetic events on which there was consensus in nineteenth-century England, and outlines the various beliefs about the prophecies and their fulfillment.

Scottish historian Robert Wodrow illustrates how the vision of daily sacrifices and the 70 weeks relates to the history of the Jewish people and the rest of the book of Daniel. Wodrow writes from a premillennial perspective. He exhorts ministers to encourage the church with knowledge of its triumphant destiny, despite future trial.

The rapid physical and cultural shifts industrial development brought upon the nineteenth century left many with a feeling of uncertainty—and thoughts that the end must be near. Reflecting the spiritual urgency of many, Anglican minister Charles Popham Smith delivered these 12 lectures on Daniel with “that plain, unadorned, and easy language, appropriate to discourses from the pulpit.” Volume one covers the first six chapters of Daniel.

The rapid physical and cultural shifts industrial development brought upon the nineteenth century left many with a feeling of uncertainty—and thoughts that the end must be near. Reflecting the spiritual urgency of many, Anglican minister Charles Popham Smith delivered these 12 lectures on Daniel with “that plain, unadorned, and easy language, appropriate to discourses from the pulpit.” Volume two covers the last six chapters of Daniel.

In this volume, British missionary William Harris Rule reads the entire book of Daniel in light of history up to the mid nineteenth century. William Harris Rule tests Daniel’s historicity and the reliability of his prophecy, finding them both trustworthy. He offers helpful commentary on how the context of Daniel shapes our understanding of his message.

Joseph Wilson delivers 15 studies on Daniel designed to set forth “the most easy and most consistent expositions of the various prophecies which Daniel delivers.” Wilson approaches Daniel as “a grand and sublime history of the world,” clueing readers into the book’s historical context and modern significance. His rigorous insights retain a devotional quality that encourages readers to trust in God and boldly approach the future with the knowledge of Christ’s ultimate victory.

In this commentary, Anglican minister Thomas Wintle provides helpful critical and historical notes on all 12 chapters of Daniel. Wintle comments extensively on how the character of Daniel is an ideal example of Christian virtue. He also includes an introductory essay that introduces Daniel’s historical context and his relationship to other biblical prophets is his era.

Stephen Nelson Haskell’s Story of Daniel the Prophet is written with the firm belief that “the Bible is the most interesting of all books.” Breaking out of the “heavy, somber style” that too often accompany analysis of God’s Word, Haskell’s volume is aimed at families and schools. This straightforward work reveals the interest the Bible holds for all people—young and old, scholar and lay person.

Lutheran minister Jonathan Oswald brings attention to Daniel’s prophecies of the coming kingdom that were the understudied. Oswald’s particular focus is Daniel chapter 7 and the vision of the four beasts. He encourages readers with the knowledge of Christ’s establishment of a kingdom which shall not be shaken.

In this brief volume, William Kelly examines Daniel’s role as prophet, and the significance of this role to the rest of the book. Kelly’s work is rigorous, but eminently readable. He reaches all audiences with a message that keeps Christ as the key to understanding the Bible.

In this brief study of Daniel’s 70 weeks, William Kelly reminds the reader that the key to understanding any biblical text, even one so mysterious as Daniel’s prophecies, is the life and work of Christ. Kelly’s work is an accessible guide to various understandings of the 70 weeks, encouraging Christians to hold loosely all things that are not the gospel message.

Writing during the climax of World War I, H.G. de St. Dalmas writes with an urgency representative of a population marked by violence of an unprecedented scale. De St. Dalmas dissects the meaning of Daniel’s 70 weeks and analyzes the position of the world and the signs of the times during World War I.

In this work, Henry Taylor argues that the last six chapters of Daniel all relate to events that have occurred and are yet to occur after Pentecost. Taylor style is clear and logical as he walks the reader through what he sees as errors in traditional historical chronologies.

In these lectures, J.C. Crosthwaite defends the historicity of Daniel and its place in the canon. Crosthwaite examines the first six chapters of Daniel, pointing toward the theme of God’s faithfulness that runs through the whole narrative.