THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features include:\ • commentary based on THE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION;\ • the NIV text printed in the body of the commentary;\ • sound scholarly methodology that reflects capable research in the original languages;\ • interpretation that emphasizes the theological unity of each book and of Scripture as a whole;\ • readable and applicable exposition.
One in an ongoing series of esteemed and popular Bible commentary volumes based on the New International Version text.
Introduction21Pt. 1The Ministry of Daniel in Babylon (1:1-6:28)IThe Historical Setting (1:1-21)55IINebuchadnezzar's Dream (2:1-49)75IIIThe Trial of the Three Hebrews (3:1-30)107IVNebuchadnezzar's Second Dream: God's Judgment upon the King (4:1-37)127VBelshazzar's Feast and the Fall of Babylon (5:1-31)147VIDaniel in the Lions' Den (6:1-28)171Pt. 2The Visions of Daniel in Babylon (7:1-12:13)VIIDaniel's Night Vision and Its Meaning (7:1-28)191VIIIThe Vision of the Ram, the Goat, and the Little Horn (8:1-27)219IXVision of the Seventy Sevens (9:1-27)239XDaniel's Final Vision (10:1-12:13)275Selected Subject Index329Person Index337Selected Scripture Index341Ancient Sources Index347