Evangelical Exegetical Commentary

DANIEL

J. PAUL TANNER

General Editor: H. Wayne House

Old Testament Editor: William D. Barrick

Daniel

Evangelical Exegetical Commentary

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English quotations from Daniel for this commentary are the author’s own translation, unless otherwise indicated.

Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations in English from books other than Daniel are from the New American Standard Version. Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.

Unless otherwise indicated, New Testament quotations in Greek are from Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th edition. Copyright 1993 by Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.

Unless otherwise indicated, Old Testament quotations in Hebrew are from the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 4th edition. Copyright 1969, 1977 by Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.

Unless otherwise indicated, Old Testament quotations in Greek are from Septuaginta. Copyright 1935 and 1979 by Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.

LXX refers to a reading accepted in both Gk traditions.

ISBN 9781683593096

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019951230

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Cover Design: Shiloh Hubbard

Dedication

To Linda … my precious wife

with whom I have had the privilege of sharing the

joyous adventure of life and ministry.

To you, my darling, I dedicate this most ambitious labor of love.

Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Commentary Editors

Editors’ Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I: The Historical Setting

1:1–21 God’s Elevation of Daniel and His Friends in the Courts of Babylon

Part II: The Aramaic Section

2:1–7:28 The Demonstration of God’s Sovereignty Over the Gentile Nations to Which Israel Was Being Subjected

Part III: The Hebrew Section

8:1–12:13 The Revelation of God’s Plan to Ultimately Rescue Israel, But Not Until She Has First Suffered at the Hands of Both Antiochus and the Antichrist

Appendix

Acknowledgements

There are many I wish to thank who have contributed directly and indirectly to helping make this commentary possible. I am deeply grateful to my professors at Dallas Seminary under whom I first studied the biblical languages, and especially Dr. Kenneth Barker, the advisor for my ThM thesis. During my PhD studies at the University of Texas, I was privileged to study Aramaic under Dr. Aaron Bar-Adon, which fueled my intense interest in the book of Daniel. I am very appreciative of Dr. Roy Zuck, former editor of Bibliotheca Sacra, and Dr. Ron Youngblood, former editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, both of whom encouraged me in the publication of various journal articles I wrote pertaining ...