02232nam 2200421 450 991078724420332120230607210610.01-4267-5052-8(CKB)3710000000282207(Au-PeEL)EBL5014601(CaPaEBR)ebr11430981(OCoLC)1003260678(MiAaPQ)EBC5014601(EXLCZ)99371000000028220720170926h20012001 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDaniel /Donald E. GowanNashville, [Tennessee] :Abingdon Press,2001.©20011 online resource (115 pages) illustrationsAbingdon Old Testament CommentariesIncludes bibliographical references and index.Foreword -- Introduction -- Commentary -- Select bibliography -- IndexDaniel--one of the most misused books of the Bible--is read in this commentary as a powerful message concerning hope and responsibility for believers who, for various reasons, have to face the theological question, "Who's in charge here?" The book of Daniel insists that the God of Israel is in charge, in spite of what circumstances may indicate; then finds ways, through story and vision, to reassure the faithful that there is a future for them after all. The commentary shows that what might be taken as just "Sunday school stories"--the lions' den and the fiery furnace--do raise issues from real life that have faced believers time and again across the centuries. It also helps readers to understand how to read Daniel's predictions of the future in a way that is most faithful to Scripture as a whole. The author explores the widely disparate meanings that have been attributed to the visions in the book. He investigates four basic interpretations that form the basis of reading the Book of Daniel.Abingdon Old Testament commentaries.224.506Gowan Donald E.878187MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787244203321Daniel3684419UNINA