Daniel /
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Author / Creator: | Seow, C. L. (Choon Leong) |
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
Imprint: | Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2003. |
Description: | xiii, 198 p. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Westminster Bible companion |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4846450 |
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
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