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Uncover the mysteries of Daniel with leading Old Testament scholar John Goldingay. Goldingay illuminates Daniel’s historical setting and uses it to explain the book’s prophecies. he analyzes the composition of the book, and provides a fresh translation. The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture...

Shinar as a term for Babylon, the southeastern part of modern Iraq, is an archaism in the OT (e.g., Gen 10:10; 11:2; 14:1, 9; then only Josh 7:21; Isa 11:11; Zech 5:11) and outside it (corresponding to Šanhara in second-millennium cuneiform texts).55 In the OT, the name especially suggests a place of false religion, self-will, and self-aggrandizement (Gen 11:1–9; Zech 5:11). “His god” is probably Marduk/Bel (cf. 4:8 [5]; Bel and the Snake; Jer 50:2; 51:44), less likely Nabu (cf. “Nebuchadnezzar”).
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