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NASB | Daniel 2:31 ¶ "You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Daniel 2:31 ¶ "You, O king, were looking, and behold, [there was] a single great statue; this image, which was large and of unsurpassed splendor, stood before you, and its appearance was awesome and terrifying. |
Subject: What does the statue symbolize? |
Bible Note: Reformer Joe, To be perfectly honest, I'm really not interested in discussing when Daniel was written. The reason I answered Aspilos' question was to talk about the image in chapter 2. If I had known that it would generate such a response, I would never have brought it up. But, to be intellectually honest, I'll try to give an answer to your question. The short answer is none. The Bible never tells us EXACTLY when it was written. There are, however, a number of reasons why some scholars late-date Daniel-some they agree on and others they don't. Nonetheless, the most important reason-the one that all such scholars agree on-is bad history. They argue that Daniel has a plethora of knowledge of the 2nd century BCE, but he seems to be-dare I say-ignorant of the the 6th century. For example, he claims that Darius the Mede captured Babylon (5:31) instead of Cyrus the Great. Furthermore, he says repeatedly in chapter 5 that Nebuchadnezzar was the father of Belshazzer. It's now clear from the Babylonian records that this is not true. I realize that I've probably just opened up a big fat can of worms! :) Feel free to give a rebuttal if you'd like, but don't get your feelings hurt if I don't give you a response. As I said before, I'm more interested in learning about the image in chapter 2. Personally, I really don't care if Daniel was written 26 centuries ago or 26 months ago. ateo |