Table of contents : Introduction: Invitation to the Book of Daniel
Part 1: Reading Daniel in Its Original Setting 1. Stories and Visions in the Midst of Oppression: Genre, Language, and Structure 2. Babylonian Exile and Persian (and Greek) Domination: The Historical Setting of the Book of Daniel 3. Comfort in the Midst of Oppression: The Theme of the Book
Part 2: Reading Daniel as Six Stories and Four Visions 4. Forced to Train in a Hostile Environment, Part 1: Daniel 1 5. Forced to Train in a Hostile Environment, Part 2: Daniel 2 6. God Humbles Powerful Nebuchadnezzar: Daniel 4 7. Who Can Interpret the Writing on the Wall?: Daniel 5 8. The Three Friends and the Fiery Furnace: Daniel 3 9. Daniel in the Lion's Den: Daniel 6 10. "One Like the Son of Man": Daniel 7 11. A Ram and a Goat: Daniel 8 12. Seventy Weeks: The Exile Continues: Daniel 9 13. "Yet He Will Come to His End": Daniel 10:1–12:4 14. "Go Your Way to the End": Daniel 12:5-13
Part 3: Reading Daniel as a Twenty-First-Century Christian 15. How to Live in a Toxic Culture: Daniel 1–6 16. Finding Comfort in God's Ultimate Victory: Daniel 7–12
Appendix: Commentaries on the Book of Daniel Notes Author Index Subject Index Scripture Index