![]() Thus, his message centered around not only the unfailing love of God for Israel, but the primacy of God over all earthly powers. Whereas his contemporaries ministered among commoners (Jeremiah to his fellow countrymen still in Jerusalem, and Ezekiel to his fellow exiles in the outskirts of Babylon), Daniel found himself in the city among Gentile royalty. ![]() Such was the essence of Daniel’s prophetic ministry in Babylon-and for good reason. Of all the great world empires, only one will remain forever: the coming kingdom of God. Though their names may live on in the history books, their kingdoms have long been discarded. Until then she will be dominated by Gentile kingdoms.Nebuchadnezzar. ![]() Only when Christ returns, the antichrist is defeated, and Messiah’s kingdom is formally established will Israel’s discipline be lifted. Israel’s discipline would not be a mere seventy years but rather a discipline spanning the complete course of history up to the second coming of Christ. 2–7 pertain to the Gentile nations in their relationship to Israel’s exile. Since the general context of the whole book is the theological reason for Israel’s exile (see chap. This would explain why these chapters were written in Aramaic, the lingua franca of the Gentile world in Daniel’s day. 2–7) emphasizes the Gentile nations under whom Israel is being disciplined. “Most evangelicals today, regardless of their eschatological viewpoint, and virtually all the early church fathers interpret the first four kingdoms as beginning with Babylon and extending to the Roman Empire.” ( ) 1–6 and visions given to Daniel in chaps. “The book consists of two primary parts: court tales in chaps. This is a stronger point than saying that the ‘stone’ will simply have dominion over the statue.” ( Pages 193–194) 35) suggests that they will be totally done away with (removed), no longer to interfere with God’s plan for history. “Hence, with the destruction of the statue we finally see the true value of what the statue symbolized: the parts were worthless in value before God. ![]() “The position taken in this commentary is that the prophet Daniel, shortly after 536/35 bc, wrote the book bearing his name in its entirety.” ( ) In spite of this, he interacts fairly, thoroughly and objectively with a broad spectrum of diverse theological approaches. A careful analysis demonstrates that he is definitely committed to the inerrancy of Scripture, a premillennial view of eschatology, a future for Israel in God’s kingdom program, and an early date of the book as written by Daniel in the sixth century BC. Randall Price, Rawlings School of Divinity, Liberty University Paul Tanner’s new commentary will soon take its place among the finest, most thorough and most helpful commentaries ever produced on the book of Daniel. I predict this work will be ranked among the finest expositions of Daniel and will well serve this generation so in need of proper guidance in biblical pedagogy and prophecy. His treatment of the notoriously difficult Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks is a milestone in the history of interpretation of this text. Critical evangelical commentaries on this book are rare and rarer still those that defend a conservative position on the crucial issues of date and authorship. Paul Tanner for this contribution to the study of Daniel. Darrell Bock, Dallas Theological Seminary Evangelical scholarship is deeply indebted to Dr. Your understanding of Daniel will be richly enhanced through working through Tanner’s treatment of the text. Views are treated fairly and well surveyed. Paul Tanner handles the book’s message and issues in a solid way so that the book’s message is made clear. Merrill, Dallas Theological Seminaryĭaniel is a challenging book to study, but it is an important one. As a student of Old Testament history and eschatology I have had occasion to give at least passing attention to almost everything written on Daniel in the past 100 years, and without cavil or hyperbole I judge this work by Tanner-masterful in its use of Hebrew and Aramaic, without peer in the depth and breadth of its citation of relevant resources, and engagingly delightful in the clarity of its literary style-will become the standard in its niche, especially in evangelical scholarship. Praise for Daniel Every generation or so, a book comes along that becomes a marker of “before X” or “after X.” Paul Tanner has written such a book.
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