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Author / Creator:Lucas, Ernest
Imprint:Leicester, England : Apollos ; Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 2002.
Description:359 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Apollos Old Testament commentary ; 20
Apollos Old Testament commentary.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4756767
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ISBN:0830825193 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-339) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Editors' Preface
  • Author's Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Texts and Versions
  • 1.1. The Hebrew and Aramaic Text
  • 1.2. The Greek Versions
  • 1.3. Other Versions
  • 1.4. Text-Critical Guidelines
  • 2. Translation
  • 3. Interpreting Daniel 1--6
  • 3.1. Types of Literature and Interpretation
  • 3.2. Understanding Stories
  • 3.3. Learning from Stories
  • 4. Interpreting Daniel's Visions
  • 4.1. Visions and Dreams
  • 4.2. Daniel 7--8 and Symbolic Visions
  • 4.3. The Form of Daniel 9; 10--12
  • 5. The Historical Context of the Book of Daniel--Dates Relevant to Understanding the Book of Daniel
  • Text and Commentary
  • Epilogue
  • 1. Date
  • 1.1. Historical Inaccuracies
  • 1.2. Linguistic Arguments
  • 1.3. Daniel and Predictive Prophesy
  • 1.4. Daniel: Prophesy or Apocalypse?
  • 1.5. Daniel and the Hebrew Canon
  • 1.6. Conclusion
  • 2. Composition and Authorship
  • 3. A Theological Epilogue
  • Appendix. The Additions to Daniel
  • 1. The Prayer of Azariah and The Song of the Three Young Men
  • 2. Bel and the Serpent
  • 3. Susanna
  • Bibliography
  • Index of References to Scripture and Related Literature
  • Index of Authors
  • Index of Subjects