The Three Friends and the Fiery Furnace: Daniel 3ġ2. Who Can Interpret the Writing on the Wall?: Daniel 5Ĩ. God Humbles Powerful Nebuchadnezzar: Daniel 4ħ. Forced to Train in a Hostile Environment, Part 2: Daniel 2Ħ. Forced to Train in a Hostile Environment, Part 1: Daniel 1ĥ. Part 2: Reading Daniel as Six Stories and Four VisionsĤ. Comfort in the Midst of Oppression: The Theme of the Book Babylonian Exile and Persian (and Greek) Domination: The Historical Setting of the Book of Danielģ. Stories and Visions in the Midst of Oppression: Genre, Language, and StructureĢ. Part 1: Reading Daniel in Its Original Settingġ. Introduction: Invitation to the Book of Daniel
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How to Read Daniel is the perfect starting point for anyone studying, teaching, or seeking a reliable guide to this ancient book. Longman draws out this theme of Daniel for the twenty-first century, finding help for faithful living in a toxic culture and hope in a troubled world.
He examines the book's genre, structure, historical background, and major theological message before diving deeper into each of the stories and visions.Īs we learn how to enter the world of Daniel, we find a message not only for his generation but also for ours: even in hostile circumstances, God is in control, and he will have the final victory. In this volume of the popular How to Read Series, Longman brings his expertise as an Old Testament scholar and teacher to orient readers to a proper engagement with Daniel. But failing to read Daniel well means missing a critical part of God's message to us.Īccording to Tremper Longman III, when we read Daniel on its own terms and in its original context, we'll discover that all of the book is easier to understand than we might think. Many Christians misunderstand or simply avoid the book. The first half recounts stories full of ancient Near Eastern protocol and imperial court drama the second half features apocalyptic visions of monstrous beasts and cosmic conflict.
Beyond the familiar lions' den and fiery furnace, much of the book of Daniel seems baffling to modern readers.