This influential theory challenges the credibility of the book of Daniel as an authentic, accurate report of divine revelations. However, the following evidence supports the early date of Daniel and shows that the second-century theory is mistaken. In Daniel 7, the “little horn” arises from a fourth great empire, which must be identified as Rome. Antiochus ruled one branch of the Greek Empire (the third) before Rome took over, so he could not be the “little horn.” To overcome this difficulty, scholars