Towards Understanding Revelation

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  • 3/29/23 THE DEBATE ABOUT THE DATE OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL, PART 3

    3/29/23 THE DEBATE ABOUT THE DATE OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL, PART 3

    Here’s the last installment. Arguments based on language and words The first argument for a 2nd century BC date for Daniel in this category is that the book is written in two different languages. The critics suggest that this creates a sense of ‘disunity.’ The beginning and the end of this book are directed towards…

  • 3/27/23 THE DEBATE ABOUT THE DATE OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL, PART 2

    3/27/23 THE DEBATE ABOUT THE DATE OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL, PART 2

    Here’s the second installment.  The Arguments Based on the History of Babylonian Kings Critics claim that there was never a king of Babylon named “Belshazzar;” the last king was Nabonidus. Also, Nebuchadnezzar didn’t have a son named “Belshazzar.” Four cylinders were found in the ruins of a ziggurat in 1854 at Ur which contained a…