How to Read Daniel 9780830853212, 9780830853205
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Table of contents :
Introduction: Invitation to the Book of Daniel
Part 1: Reading Daniel in Its Original Setting
1. Stories and Visions in the Midst of Oppression: Genre, Language, and Structure
2. Babylonian Exile and Persian (and Greek) Domination: The Historical Setting of the Book of Daniel
3. Comfort in the Midst of Oppression: The Theme of the Book
Part 2: Reading Daniel as Six Stories and Four Visions
4. Forced to Train in a Hostile Environment, Part 1: Daniel 1
5. Forced to Train in a Hostile Environment, Part 2: Daniel 2
6. God Humbles Powerful Nebuchadnezzar: Daniel 4
7. Who Can Interpret the Writing on the Wall?: Daniel 5
8. The Three Friends and the Fiery Furnace: Daniel 3
9. Daniel in the Lion's Den: Daniel 6
10. "One Like the Son of Man": Daniel 7
11. A Ram and a Goat: Daniel 8
12. Seventy Weeks: The Exile Continues: Daniel 9
13. "Yet He Will Come to His End": Daniel 10:1–12:4
14. "Go Your Way to the End": Daniel 12:5-13
Part 3: Reading Daniel as a Twenty-First-Century Christian
15. How to Live in a Toxic Culture: Daniel 1–6
16. Finding Comfort in God's Ultimate Victory: Daniel 7–12
Appendix: Commentaries on the Book of Daniel
Notes
Author Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index
