Daniel
An Introduction And Commentary
1st Edition
Published on 20. September 2018
216 pages
978-1-78359-743-7 (ISBN)
Description
Daniel asserts the meaning of history is that God's kingdom is coming. As it does, faithful people persevere in their work for God. Believers can rely on the certainties the book proclaims: God is sovereign over human affairs and is effectively bringing in his eternal kingdom, which will encompass all nations. Paul House shows how Daniel rewards readers who embrace its historical, literary and theological features as key means of personal and community formation.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78359-743-7 (9781783597437)
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09/2018
Inter-Varsity Press
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Person
Professor of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School (Samford University), Birmingham, Alabama, USA. His books include The Unity of the Twelve, Old Testament Survey, Old Testament Theology, Lamentations (Word Biblical Commentary) and Bonhoeffer's Seminary Vision.
Content
- Intro
- GENERAL PREFACE
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- CHIEF ABBREVIATIONS
- Bible versions
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. Historical elements
- a. Overview
- b. Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian Empire (Daniel 1 - 4)
- c. Nebuchadnezzar's successors and Babylon's decline (Daniel 5:1-30)
- d. Cyrus and Babylon's downfall (Daniel 5:31 - 6:28)
- e. Babylon, Persia-Media, Greece and beyond (Daniel 7 - 12)
- f. Conclusion and implications
- 2. Literary elements
- a. Overview
- b. Hebrew and Aramaic text of Daniel
- c. Greek and Latin texts of Daniel
- d. Characters
- e. Plot
- f. Imagery
- g. Genre
- h. Narrator
- i. Authorship, date and setting
- 3. Canonical elements
- a. Overview
- b. The Old Testament canon
- c. Daniel's placement in the Old Testament canon
- d. Daniel's canonical significance
- 4. Theological elements
- a. Overview
- b. God, the revealer of life-shaping truth
- c. God, history's everlasting ruler
- d. God, the ruler whose kingdom rises
- e. God, his suffering people's protector
- f. God, the one to whom all must answer
- 5. Formational elements
- a. Overview
- b. The New Testament
- c. Contemporary times
- ANALYSIS
- COMMENTARY
- 1. GOD GIVES EXILE AND GRACE (1:1-21)
- A. God gives his people into Nebuchadnezzar's hands (1:1-7)
- B. God gives his servants grace (1:8-21)
- 2. GOD GIVES WISDOM, MIGHT AND HIDDEN KNOWLEDGE (2:1-49)
- A. Nebuchadnezzar's troubling dream and hasty decree (2:1-13)
- B. God reveals hidden knowledge (2:14-23)
- C. Daniel reveals Nebuchadnezzar's dream and its interpretation (2:24-45)
- D. Nebuchadnezzar praises God and promotes Daniel and his friends (2:46-49)
- 3. GOD DELIVERS HIS SERVANTS FROM THE FLAMES (3:1-30)
- A. Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue (3:1-7)
- B. Conflict in the court (3:8-12)
- C. Confrontation, confession and condemnation (3:13-23)
- D. Deliverance, confession and decree (3:24-30)
- 4. GOD HUMBLES THE PROUD (4:1-37)
- A. Nebuchadnezzar's letter to his people (4:1-3)
- B. Another helpful troubling dream (4:4-18)
- C. A reluctant interpreter and some wise counsel (4:19-27)
- D. God humbles Nebuchadnezzar (4:28-33)
- E. God heals and restores Nebuchadnezzar (4:34-37)
- 5. THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL: THE END OF BABYLON (5:1-31)
- A. The handwriting on the wall (5:1-12)
- B. Daniel interprets the writing (5:13-28)
- C. Honours at the eleventh hour (5:29-31)
- 6. GOD SAVES DANIEL FROM THE LIONS (6:1-28)
- A. New regime, new dangers (6:1-9)
- B. Daniel's faithfulness and the king's anguish (6:10-18)
- C. God delivers Daniel (6:19-24)
- D. Darius's decree and Daniel's security (6:25-28)
- 7. THE ANCIENT OF DAYS AND THE SON OF MAN (7:1-28)
- A. Four beasts from the sea (7:1-8)
- B. The Ancient of Days and the Son of Man: earth's true co-regents (7:9-14)
- C. The vision's interpretation and Daniel's reaction (7:15-28)
- 8. A RAM, A GOAT, A HORN AND A TEMPLE (8:1-27)
- A. A ram, a goat and a temple: Daniel's vision (8:1-14)
- B. Gabriel's interpretation and Daniel's reaction (8:15-27)
- 9. DANIEL'S PRAYER AND HEAVEN'S ANSWER (9:1-27)
- A. Preparation for prayer (9:1-3)
- B. Daniel's confession of sin and trust (9:4-15)
- C. Daniel's specific requests (9:16-19)
- D. Heaven's answer: Gabriel returns (9:20-27)
- 10. FROM CYRUS TO RESURRECTION: DANIEL'S LONGEST VISION (10:1 - 12:13)
- A. Terror and comfort: introduction to the vision (10:1 - 11:1)
- B. Centuries of triumph and trial (11:2 - 12:4)
- C. Resting and rising (12:5-13)
- Notes
