questions about the historical setting, literary unity, language, and authorship of the Book of Daniel but in the chapter-by-chapter discussion and theological assessment of the text itself. The former task is fascinating, technical, and indubitably fruitful; the latter task, however, is taken to be an absolutely essential support for the work of teachers and preachers in the church. The five key assumptions about historical and literary problems in the Book of Daniel now follow. Daniel
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