Westminster Bible Companion: Daniel
Overview
The book of Daniel is concerned with religious persecution. Daniel's message in this apocalyptic text, however, assures that God will deliver those who trust God, refuse to worship other Gods, and keep Jewish tradition in the face of persecution. C. L. Seow examines this difficult and provocative book and explores its relevance to faith and the church today.
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- Provides a powerful interpretation of the book of Daniel
- Unfolds the various contexts and principles found in Scripture
- Helps prepare pastors, students, and laity relay the Bible's teaching in a clear way
- Daniel and His Friends at the Babylonian Court
- Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
- The Fiery Furnace
- The Humbling of Nebuchadnezzar
- Belshazzar and the Handwriting on the Wall
- Daniel in the Lions’ Pit
- Monsters, Divine Judgment, and the Coming of a Humanlike One
- The Ram, the Goat, and the Interpretation of Gabriel
- Daniel’s Prayer and the Predicted End of Desolation
- The Final Revelation: Prologue
- The Final Revelation: Back to the Future
- The Final Revelation: Postscript
Top Highlights
“Even though verse 10 echoes 11:35, a subtle difference is of note. Whereas the text has said that some of the wise will be tripped up and be refined, purified, and cleansed (11:35), while they try to make many understand (11:33), now many will be purified, refined, and cleansed. The implication is that the suffering of the wise will not have been futile after all, for redemption will be extended to many—the many who will be led to righteousness (see 12:3).” (Pages 193–194)
“The conclusion that one should draw from the historical overview in 11:2–45 seems inevitable: that account must have been completed near the end of the reign of Antiochus but some time before his death in December 164 b.c.e., or at least before the information of his death reached Palestine, probably in the spring of 163 b.c.e.” (Page 7)
“Following that attack on Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar brought Jehoiakim as a captive to Babylon along with ‘the vessels of the house of the Lord,’ which were then put in the palace of Babylon (2 Chr. 36:7; compare Dan. 1:2). The Babylonian Chronicles, which meticulously record the exploits of Nebuchadnezzar, confirm this event in 598 b.c.e. and others like it, but no record exists of an attack on Jerusalem in 606 b.c.e. or thereabouts.” (Pages 4–5)
“Arguably the most poignant portrayal of divine sovereignty in the book is the vision described in 7:9–10. The setting is that of a heavenly assembly room where thrones are set in place, the allusion being made here to the notion of the divine council known in ancient Canaanite mythology but also in earlier biblical literature (1 Kgs. 22:19, 23; Isa. 6:1–13; 40:1–11).” (Pages 14–15)
To be sure, this commentary is supposed to engage Christian theology, but it is better to do so by showing how the book, interpreted critically in its historical context, speaks to the life of faith. The great merit of this excellent commentary is that. . . it does precisely that.
—John J. Collins, Holmes Professor of Old Testament, Yale University
- Title: Daniel
- Author: Choon-Leong Seow
- Series: Westminster Bible Companion
- Publisher: Westminster John Knox
- Print Publication Date: 2003
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Pages: 216
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Daniel › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:WBCS27DA
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-08T01:14:15Z