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1 | Who wrote Daniel? | Matt 24:15 | Just Read Mark | 106899 | ||
I have been reading Daniel, and really finding so much richness in it. I have also been reading different reports about who wrote the book. I am hoping that some informed folks out there can help me out. The book itself claims to be written by Daniel, in Babylon, during the captivity. Perhaps this is all I need to know, but here are some other things to consider. --there is no record of the book circulating until the 2nd century BC (400 years after the time of Daniel.) Suddenly, at that time, it had a wide circulation and power among the people. -- the prophecies in Daniel relate to that time, and represent very clearly the struggles of the Jews during the Antiochian persecution. (ie food issues as a test of faithfulness, statue of Zeus set up for all to worship, desecration of the temple...) There are historical difficulties with the portrayal of Daniel's time (especially the description of the Medean rule, which doesn't jive with the historical record at all); whereas the themes relating to the Antiochian persecution are vividly clear. So, then, many scholars are dating the book to the 2nd century BC. I hate it when scholars say that, because prophesy is acurate, it must be written AFTER the event.... But in this case, there seem to be a lot of things pointing to a date later than the time of Daniel. Any thoughts? |
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2 | Who wrote Daniel? | Matt 24:15 | kalos | 106900 | ||
According to Jesus, the prophet Daniel wrote the book of Daniel. AMPLIFIED Matthew 24:15 So when you see the appalling sacrilege [the abomination that astonishes and makes desolate], spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the Holy Place--let the reader take notice and ponder and consider and heed [this]--[Dan. 9:27; 11:31; 12:11.] |
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3 | Who wrote Daniel? | Matt 24:15 | Just Read Mark | 106974 | ||
I find this passage in Matthew particularly interesting because it takes the prophecies of Daniel into a future time (beyond Antiochus) -- perhaps referring to the destruction of the Temple (Herod's construction). -- also, looking to Revelation. I don't find it particurly definitive, in terms of who wrote Daniel. I think Jesus could speak the language of his day, and of the internal language of the Bible -- which would refer to Daniel as the author, and similarly with the books of Moses. So my question, then, is about relating the authorship of Daniel to external historical evidence. |
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4 | Who wrote Daniel? | Matt 24:15 | kalos | 106986 | ||
JESUS said that '[the abomination that astonishes and makes desolate]' was 'spoken of BY THE PROPHET DANIEL.' Does the divine Author of Daniel not know who the human author is? If you reject the word of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as to the authorship of the book of Daniel, then I give up. I couldn't possibly find any higher authority on the subject than the Son of God. If Christ does not know who wrote Daniel, then who does? |
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