Daniel: A Commentary (Old Testament Library)

by Norman W. Porteous

Series: Das Alte Testament Deutsch (23), Old Testament Library (27)

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This volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the book of Daniel. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

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1962 (German edition)

1965 (English edition)

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Abednego, of the firey furnace "Azariah" (Daniel 3)

Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 175-164 BC

Belshazzar, son of Nabonidas (Daniel 5)

Daniel, the Prophet, survived the lion's den (Daniel 6)

Meshach, of the firey furnace "Mishael" (Daniel 3)

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Babylon, the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9)

Seleucid Empire

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To my unforgettable teacher
Adam C. Welch
in grateful remembrance

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Preface -- This commentary on the Book of Daniel appeared in 1962 as Volume 23 of the German series of commentaries Das Alte Testament Deutsch (ATD).

Introduction -- The book of Daniel contains twelve chapters, the first six containing stories about a Jewish captive, Daniel, and his three young compatriots at the court of Nebuchadnezzar and his successors Babylonian, Median and Persian, and the last six containing a series of visions which came to Daniel and were interpreted to him by angelic agency.

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This volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the book of Daniel. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

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