even deleted elements. Old Testament scholar John Walton concludes that we cannot rule out such a theory, but whether the prophecies in the book were given centuries or just months before the events would make little difference to their significance.7 The current arguments about ex eventu pseudonymous prophecy being an inappropriate genre for God to have used are less than persuasive to me. However, I do consider an earlier date for the book of Daniel to be more plausible, especially in light of