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Author / Creator:Seow, C. L. (Choon Leong)
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2003.
Description:xiii, 198 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Westminster Bible companion
Subject:
Bible. -- Daniel -- Commentaries.
Bible. -- Daniel.
Commentaries.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4846450
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ISBN:0664256759 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-198).
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • The Book in the Canon
  • The Legendary Daniel
  • The Origin of the Book
  • How the Final Form of the Book Came About
  • Literary Genres
  • The Occasion of the Book
  • Theological Perspective
  • 1.. Daniel and His Friends at the Babylonian Court Daniel 1:1-21
  • Historical Setting and a Theological Problem (1:1-2)
  • Opportunities and Temptations to Compromise (1:3-8)
  • Daniel's Resistance and the Grace of God (1:9-17)
  • Daniel's Final Examination and Its Results (1:18-21)
  • 2.. Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Daniel 2:1-49
  • The Crisis (2:1-12)
  • Daniel Steps Forward (2:13-23)
  • The Dream Described (2:24-35)
  • The Dream Interpreted (2:36-45)
  • The Immediate Impact of the Revelation (2:46-49)
  • 3.. The Fiery Furnace Daniel 3:1-30
  • Nebuchadnezzar's Setup (3:1-7)
  • The Accusation (3:8-12)
  • The Confrontation (3:13-18)
  • The Consequence (3:19-23)
  • In the Midst of the Fire (3:24-25)
  • The Outcome (3:26-30)
  • 4.. The Humbling of Nebuchadnezzar Daniel 4:1-37
  • Introduction and Doxology (4:1-3)
  • The Dream Recounted (4:4-18)
  • The Dream Interpreted (4:19-27)
  • The Dream Fulfilled (4:28-33)
  • Conclusion and Doxology (4:34-37)
  • 5.. Belshazzar and the Handwriting on the Wall Daniel 5:1-31
  • Belshazzar's Sacrilege (5:1-4)
  • Handwriting on the Wall (5:5-9)
  • The Queen Mother's Recommendation (5:10-12)
  • Daniel Reads and Interprets the Inscription (5:13-28)
  • Conclusion (5:29-31)
  • 6.. Daniel in the Lions' Pit Daniel 6:1-28
  • Jealousy and Conspiracy (6:1-9)
  • Daniel Is Caught Acting Normally (6:10-13)
  • The King's Quandary (6:14-18)
  • Deliverance (6:19-24)
  • The King's Encyclical (6:25-28)
  • 7.. Monsters, Divine Judgment, and the Coming of a Humanlike One Daniel 7:1-28
  • Introduction (7:1)
  • Four Beasts from the Great Sea (7:2-8)
  • Divine Response (7:9-14)
  • Interpretation (7:15-27)
  • Conclusion (7:28)
  • 8.. The Ram, the Goat, and the Interpretation of Gabriel Daniel 8:1-27
  • Introduction (8:1-2)
  • The Ram and the Goat (8:3-8)
  • The Little Horn (8:9-12)
  • An Angelic Conversation (8:13-14)
  • The Interpretation (8:15-26)
  • Conclusion (8:27)
  • 9.. Daniel's Prayer and the Predicted End of Desolation Daniel 9:1-27
  • Introduction (9:1-2)
  • Daniel's Prayer (9:3-19)
  • An Angelic Interpretation (9:20-27)
  • 10.. The Final Revelation: Prologue Daniel 10:1-19
  • Introduction (10:1)
  • The Setting (10:2-4)
  • An Epiphany (10:5-19)
  • 11.. The Final Revelation: Back to the Future Daniel 10:20-12:4
  • Introduction (10:20-11:1)
  • The Persian Empire (11:2)
  • Alexander's Empire (11:3-4)
  • North versus South before Antiochus IV Epiphanes (11:5-20)
  • Antiochus IV Epiphanes (11:21-39)
  • An End of Antiochus (11:40-45)
  • Resurrection of the Dead (12:1-4)
  • 12.. The Final Revelation: Postscript Daniel 12:5-13
  • Select Bibliography

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