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The book of Daniel is concerned with religious persecution. Daniel’s message in this apocalyptic text, however, assures that God will deliver those who trust God, refuse to worship other Gods, and keep Jewish tradition in the face of persecution. C. L. Seow examines this difficult and provocative book and explores its relevance to faith and the church today.

these wonders?” (v. 6). The word translated as “wonders” in the NRSV refers to things that are hard to comprehend. It is usually used of God’s awesome works of salvation (Exod. 15:11; Pss. 77:11, 15; 89:5; Isa. 25:1), but occasionally also of God’s awful acts of judgment (Isa. 29:14; compare Lam. 1:9). The word is related to a word that appears twice before in reference to the awfulness of Antiochus’s destructive acts (8:24; 11:36). Here in verse 6, it seems to refer to Antiochus’s extraordinarily
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