Episode 14: Even though critical scholars reached a broad consensus on the dating and context of the book of Daniel long ago, Daniel’s dating and purpose remain contested in religious circles. In this video, I analyze the genre of Daniel and present some of the reasons scholars date it to the Maccabean period.
Chapters:
0:00 – Prologue
1:30 – A tale of two genres
4:16 – Kings and things
11:25 – The statue of metals
14:30 – Antiochus IV
15:28 – The beasts from the sea
17:27 – The ram and the goat
19:08 – The prophecy of seventy weeks
21:08 – The vision of the end
23:04 – Final thoughts
25:15 – End card and Easter egg
Recommended books (affiliate links):
⦾ Daniel: A Commentary on the Book of Daniel (Hermeneia) by John J. Collins
→ https://amzn.to/3x6zZZs
⦾ Daniel: A Commentary (Old Testament Library) by Carol A. Newsom
→ https://amzn.to/4eap41A
★ Special thanks to John Kesler for consulting and advice.
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I also recommend this video by @DrKippDavis about Daniel in the Dead Sea Scrolls:
→ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4dmnyl6VgY
Sources and References:
⦾ Collins, John J (1994). Daniel: A Commentary on the Book of Daniel.
⦾ Newsom, Carol with Brennan W. Breed (2015). Daniel: A Commentary (The Old Testament Library).
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