The Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries series offers compact,
critical commentaries on all the books of the Old Testament. In
addition to providing fundamental information on and insights into
Old Testament writings, these commentaries exemplify the tasks and
procedures of careful, critical exegesis so as to assist students
of the Old Testament in coming to an informed engagement of the
biblical texts themselves. These commentaries are written with
special attention to the needs and interests of theology students,
but they will also be useful for students in upper-level college or
university settings, as well as for pastors and other church
leaders.
Each volume consists of four parts:
-- an introduction that addresses the key issues raised by the
writing; the literary genre, structure, and character of the
writing; the occasional and situational context of the writing,
including its wider social and historical context; and the
theological and ethical significance of the writing within these
several contexts
-- a commentary on the text, organized by literary units, covering
literary analysis, exegetical analysis, and theological and ethical
analysis
-- an annotated bibliography
-- a brief subject index
Gowan takes full account of the most important current
scholarship and secondary literature, while not attempting to
engage in technical academic debate. The fundamental concern of
this and every volume is analysis and discussion of the literary,
sociohistorical, theological, and ethical dimensions of the
biblical texts themselves. Each volume attends to issues of special
concern to students of the Bible: literary genre, structure and
character of the writing, occasion and situational context of the
writing, wider social and historical context, the theological and
ethical significance of the writing within these several contexts,
and the like.
Daniel--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.
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