In this article[1] we will look at the context of Daniel 11 rather than the prophetic sequence of events detailed in the body of the chapter. These events principally relate to the times of the Seleucids and Ptolemies, …
The eleventh chapter of Daniel, as J. A. Montgomery correctly judged, “is the greatest stumbling-block to the ‘traditionalist’ interpretation of the bk”.[1] The difficulty presented by the chapter is not so much the accuracy of its predictions …
Textual changes can happen for a variety of reasons. Some Hebrew consonants are very similar in shape, and they could be miscopied giving a different word as a result. Letters might be dropped, added or duplicated, or associated with …
Young, R. Rezetko and M. Ehrensvärd, Linguistic Dating of Biblical Texts. Volume 1: An Introduction to Approaches and Problems. Volume 2: A Survey of Scholarship, a New Synthesis and a Comprehensive Bibliography. London: Equinox Publishing, October 2008.
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Scholars assert that the book of Job bristles with problems of textual integrity.[1] A discussion of these issues is beyond the scope of this article; instead our argument is that the textual problems highlighted by scholars can be …
Targumic traditions developed in the day-to-day synagogue application of Scripture, (as Hebrew ceased to be the vernacular and was replaced by Aramaic), and they are a witness for identifying common theological conceptions among ordinary Jews in Jesus’ day. However, the …
Christ is first. All is patterned off him as He is the True. Rightly, no one applies ‘type’ (Gk: tupos), given us in Scripture, to Jesus, but how often does one find commentators of various persuasions calling him an ‘antitype’? …
The expression “last days” appears throughout the Jewish scriptures (/[1]—Gen 49:1; Num 24:14; Deut 4:30; 31:29; Jer 23:20; 30:24; 48:47; 49:39; Ezek 38:16; Hos 3:5) and can be considered to be a technical eschatological term for a first …
This study looks at aspects of what is called the Divine Council (DC). I refer to the Biblical concept only, seeing it as a depiction of Yahweh and His subordinate heavenly angelic hosts in the exercising of His will. …