Studies in the Book of Daniel (Classic Reprint): A Discussion of the Historical Questions - Couverture souple

Robert Dick Wilson

 
9781330232637: Studies in the Book of Daniel (Classic Reprint): A Discussion of the Historical Questions

Synopsis

Explore how the book of Daniel fits within ancient Near Eastern history using careful evidence and context.

This scholarly work examines Daniel in light of the broader Old Testament canon and the cultures that shaped it. It aims to show how textual clues, archaeological materials, and contemporary writings can be read together to test assumptions about the book’s date, authorship, and historical setting. The discussion moves from general principles to specific cases, always grounding conclusions in documentary evidence rather than assertion.

  • How biblical texts align with or diverge from Babylonian and Persian records and monuments
  • How different reckoning of kings’ regnal years can affect interpretation
  • How terms for rulers and peoples reflect political realities of the ancient world
  • How debates about Daniel’s authorship and historical reliability are approached with careful methodology
Ideal for readers who want a guided, evidence-based look at Daniel’s historical framework and its implications for understanding the biblical text.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This volume is concerned especially with the objections made to the historical statements contained in the book of Daniel, and treats incidentally of chronological, geographical, and philosophical questions. In a second volume, it is my intention to discuss the objections made against the book on the ground of philological assumptions based on the nature of the Hebrew and Aramaic in which it is written. In a third volume, I shall discuss Daniel srelation to the canon of the Old Testament as determining the date of the book, and in connection with this the silence of Ecclesiasticus with reference to Daniel, the alleged absence of an observable influence of Daniel upon post-captivity literature, and the whole matter of apocalyptic literature, especially in its relation to predictive prophecy. The method pursued is to give first of all a discussion of some of the principles involved in the objections considered in the pages following; then, to state the objections with the assumptions on which they are based; next, to give the reasons why these assumptions are adjudged to be false; and, lastly, to sum up in a few words the conclusions to be derived from the discussion.
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