Proof of the book of daniel old testament

Study guide for daniel 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. The list genre and narrative style in the court tales of daniel. The book of daniel, also called the prophecy of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings, the third section of the jewish canon, but placed among the prophets in the christian canon. It is a book about god and his relationship with man. This list of correlations between old testament texts and the hard evidence of near eastern archaeology could easily be tripled in length. We will, however, discuss the case for authorship and dating for the most disputed and vigorously attacked books. In the hebrew text of the old testament, the book of daniel is not included in the second section the prophets, but in the third the writings. If we deny daniel s authorship, then this places us in the uncomfortable position of calling this author a liar and a fraud. Most likely his persona was created by an unknown author during the 2nd century bce, a view which is held by. This is why it has the nearly identical flood story from gilgamesh, and why jesus has the same characteristics as dionysus, osiris, horus, mithra, and.

Supposedly, the purpose for writing daniel at that. Theres no extrabiblical evidence to support the view that he was a real person. In genesis when god visited abraham to inform him of the coming destruction of sodom and gomorrah, we get an incredibly important quote from abraham that stands out as a monumental truth in scripture. The 70year prophecy of jeremiah explains, the first deportation of jews to babylon which included daniel and his friends shadrach, meshach and abednego began the 70 years of captivity. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve.

This article will discuss exactly what some of the scriptures in daniel 11 foretold, and how they were fulfilled. You could understand many of the themes that we think of around easter time just by appreciating what is in the book of daniel. Latedaters dispute that nebuchadnezzar actually besieged jerusalem. Daniel 2 the daniel plan 2 jensen bible selfstudy guide series 1 macarthur bible studies 1 new community bible study series 1 wiersbe bible study series 1. The opening verses of each of the sections in daniel 712 place daniel within the rule of one of the kings, even though the visions themselves speak of. Daniel a major old testament prophet amazing bible. The book of daniel introduction to the book of daniel in the bible. According to some, the scholarly consensus on the dating of daniel is that the book of daniel was written in the 2nd century b. The root means to make secure a valuable object, such.

Apr 29, 20 introduction to historical proofs of the bible. Summary of the book of daniel the story of the bible. The lxx is a greek translation of the old testament. It is a wonderful precursor to the new testament hope. This offers the best explanation for the somewhat tumultuous composition, the varying languages used, and the varied structure and voice throughout the book. The book of daniel presents a collection of popular stories about daniel, a loyal jew, and the record of visions granted to him, with the babylonian exile of the 6th century bce as their background. Daniel belongs to the latter group, a type of writing that in many respects sharply contrasts prophetic literature. Daniel introduction commentary commentary critical and. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. Even those who wrote the bible made it clear it was not a secular history, even though secular events are referred to. They contained fragments of all the books of the old testament except the book of esther. Today the common belief is that the book of daniel is a combination of writings.

The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from their enemies, so. Dec 17, 2019 the bible was created during a time where stories were orally passed down over thousands of years.

The book of daniel has been called the apocalypse of the old testament. Daniel bible study book of daniel bible study lifeway. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his friends under kings nebuchadrezzar ii, belshazzar, darius i, and. Since the septuagint contains the book of daniel, we know the book of daniel existed even earlier in time. Although it stands as the last of the major prophets in the english bible, this book appears in the hebrew ot which consists of the law, prophets, and writings as one of the writings. Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Other articles on this site have provided documented evidence that the book of daniel was written in the 500s bce, and accurately foretold details of the exploits syrian king antiochus iv epiphanes, who was the king of the north for about 12 years. In fact, it is an argument for the early dating of daniel. Old testament support for the rapture in case of the rapture. The book of daniel contains the most detailed and astounding fulfilled prophecies that demonstrate the bible is true and can be trusted. While the book of daniel claims to be written roughly around 530 bc, critics of the ot claim that it was written in 167 bc, during the maccabean era. This argument in its simplest form is that daniel is the only ot book which mentions the resurrection and names angels, therefore it was written 300 years after the rest of the old testament.

However we also find some very specific old testament incidents that illustrate the concept of the rapture of the church in quite a beautiful manner. Although it does not actually claim to have been written in the sixth century bce, the book of daniel gives clear internal dates such as the third year of the reign of king jehoiakim, that is, 606 bce. Books of the bible list order complete new and old testament. Jul 27, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon. However, people and events mentioned in the bible can be. The book of daniel is an apocalyptic of the old testament. He told me that i already believed, or i wouldnt be at a bible college.

In fact, we have virtually no extant jewish writings from this time other than the old testament itself. They claim that this book was written for the purpose of encouraging jews who were revolting against the tyranny of antiochus epiphanes iv, who was a savage greek tyrant, intent on suppressing israel. As a result, these prophecies help prove the absolute existence of the god who gave them. The book of daniel projects an exilic background for the period of composition.

The second part of christian bibles is the new testament, written in the koine. At a minimum, daniel would be at least 82 years old when that occurred. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. These he carried off to the temple of his god in babylonia and put in the. The old testament abbreviated ot is the first part of the christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the twentyfour books of the hebrew bible or tanakh, a collection of ancient religious hebrew writings by the israelites believed by most christians and religious jews to be the sacred word of god.

The scope of this book does not allow an extensive examination of the issues of authorship and dating of each book old testament book. The opening verses of each of the sections in daniel 712 place daniel within the rule of one of the kings, even though the visions themselves speak of events that are to occur long after daniel s lifetime. After an introductory chapter in hebrew, daniel switches to aramaic in chapter 27. Furthermore, within the period covered by the old testament no example has so far come to light of a pseudepigraphon which was approved or cherished as an authoritative book. Many long years ago when i was in bible college, i asked the old testament professor how we knew that jesus was the christ.

Further evidence of the books date is in the fact that daniel is excluded from the hebrew bibles canon of the prophets, which was closed around 200 bc, and the wisdom of sirach, a work dating from around 180 bc, draws on almost every book of the old testament except daniel, leading scholars to suppose that its author was unaware of it. While modern critics hold to this perspective, there are a number of reasons for believing in the biblical authorship of daniel. This proof involves the septuagint, which is also known as the lxx. Accordingly, i will address the literature on this.

Bible commentaries identify this as occurring between 607 and 605 b. First, the book claims to be written by daniel dan. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. His followup article, archaeology confirms 3 more bible people, published in the mayjune 2017 issue of bar, adds another three people to the list. The book of daniel predicts events of the second century before the coming of jesus especially the period 175164 b. I pressed him on the point, and he became angry with me.

In other words, the book of daniel could be a blend of thirdperson reports and a firstperson memoir. Daniel is considered a major prophet by biblical scholars and the reason why he is of such importance is because there is a great deal of information about him in gods word. Tiny tablet provides proof for old testament telegraph. The book, however, was written in a later time of national crisiswhen the jews were suffering severe persecution under antiochus iv epiphanes. Since the book of daniel is written from the point of view of a court officer in babylon, using the babylonian system makes good sense. Hebrews 3 34 testament on the three points made the stumbling. Jewish tradition says that seventy scribes translated the hebrew bible into greek between 285 bc and 247 bc. Journal for the study of the old testament 35, 1986, pp.

Jul 11, 2007 tiny tablet provides proof for old testament. For though christ spoke of daniels function as prophetic matt. The book is set during the babylonian captivity, a period when jews were deported and exiled to babylon following the siege of jerusalem of 597 bc. The book of daniel has sometimes been classified with the prophetic books of the old testament, a mistake owing largely to a failure to distinguish between the predominant characteristics of prophetic and apocalyptic writings. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. Journal for the study of the old testament 56, 1992, pp. Archaeological evidence for the bibles book of daniel. When it comes to the intertestamental and new testament eras, as we might expect, the needle on the gauge of positive correlations simply goes off the scale. Prof jursa, an assyriologist, checked the old testament and there in chapter 39 of the book of jeremiah, he found, spelled differently, the same name nebosarsekim. The book of daniel, originally written in hebrew and aramaic, is a book in both the hebrew bible tanakh and the christian old testament. The first six chapters are the history section, telling of a jew named daniel of royal descent, who was taken captive along with the rest of the people from the city of jerusalem. Prof jursa, an assyriologist, checked the old testament and there in chapter 39 of the book of jeremiah, he found, spelled differently, the same. The cambridge bible for schools and colleges, new york.