Daniel / John E. Goldingay.
Series: Word biblical commentary ; v. 30.Publication details: Dallas, Tex. : Word Books, ©1989.Description: liii, 351 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0849902290
- 9780849902291
- Word Biblical commentary-- Daniel
- Bible. Daniel. English. Goldingay. 1989.
- 224.5077
- BS491.2 .W67 1982 v.30
- 11.41
- BC 4420
- BC 5100
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Academic Resource Center at Levitt General Stacks (LOWER Level) | BS 491.2 .W67 V.30 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 25450 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Four young exiles gain wisdom and prestige without losing holiness (1:1-21) -- The God of heaven reveals the king's dream to Daniel and the empire's destiny to Nebuchadnezzar (2:1-49) -- God vindicates his power when three Jews choose burning rather than apostasy (3:1-30) -- Nebuchadnezzar testifies to kingship and sanity threatened, lost, and restored (3:31-4:34 [4:1-37]) -- Belshazzar fails to learn from his father's experience and is put down (5:1-6:1 [5:1-31]) -- God vindicates his power when Daniel chooses the lion pit rather than apostasy (6:2-29 [1-28]) -- God most high reveals the world's destiny to Daniel (7:1-28) -- Gabriel explains Daniel's vision of the breaking of the Greek empire (8:1-27) -- Daniel prays for the end of his people's exile and his prayer is heard (9:1-27) -- A celestial figure reveals to Daniel what will happen to his people at the end of the era (10:1-12:13) -- The books form -- Streams of tradition behind Daniel -- The book's structure -- The book's origin -- The book's authors -- The book's theological significance.
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