They have raised questions about Belshazzar's relationship to Nebuchadnezzar (see note on Dan. Some advocates of a late date have also attributed historical errors to the book of Daniel to support their view. Although Daniel 11:2-12:3 is unusual, it was certainly not impossible for Daniel to have known these details. However, this point of view disregards the supernatural character of prophecy and the occasional practices of other prophets (e.g., 1 Kings 13:2 Isa. 11:2-12:3) is too detailed to have come from Daniel, who lived 200-300 years before the events described in his prophecy. For this reason some interpreters have held that Daniel's vision concerning the "king of the North" and the "king of the South" (Dan. When the prophets predicted future events, they were concerned most often with incidents in the near term. Generally speaking, Israel's prophets were primarily concerned with the religious and social circumstances confronting themselves and their contemporaries. The controversy over dating the book of Daniel involves three basic issues: (1) the nature of prophecy, (2) alleged historical errors in Daniel, and (3) the linguistic features of Hebrew and Aramaic in the book. Moreover, Christ himself explicitly associated the book with the prophet Daniel (Matt. 9:2 10:2) and that it was written shortly after the capture of Babylon by Cyrus in 539 B.C. However, this late date is contrary to the book itself, which indicates that Daniel was its principal author (Dan. Many scholars have dated the book between 170 and 165 B.C., during the lifetime of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, well after the time of the prophet Daniel. The authorship of the book of Daniel has been a matter of considerable debate among interpreters. Trials would come in Israel's future, but the Anointed One, the Christ, would come and bring salvation.Israel's exile was extended until four kingdoms ruled over God's people because of their continuing sin.God is in absolute control over all of history.Daniel could be trusted to tell the truth because he never compromised with his captors.Daniel and his friends were loyal to God during their time in exile.To assure the exiles and early returnees to the land that God was in control of history and that his prophet Daniel spoke the truth about prolonged troubles before the final stage of God's Kingdom. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.He Gave Us Scripture: Foundations of Interpretation.Your Kingdom Come: The Doctrine of Eschatology.Kingdom, Covenants & Canon of the Old Testament.Kingdom & Covenant in the New Testament.
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