wisdom to Daniel to know and interpret the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 2–4, God directly discloses his wisdom to Daniel in Daniel 7–12 and furnishes Daniel with wisdom to understand them. A distinctive characteristic of Daniel is the nature of twofold revelation in contrast to other places in the Old Testament where the prophets directly receive God’s revelation. Our aim in this section is to outline the basic structure of wisdom in the book of Daniel. This analysis will
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