

That He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem."Ī (failed) prophecy of Jeremiah (Jer25:9b-14,29:10-14) is (wrongly) understood by Daniel as referring to the ending of Jerusalem desolation which happened well after Daniel's lifetime (Jeremiah had Babylonia devastation instead: Jer25:12 NIV "". Of the LORD through Jeremiah the prophet, Number of the years specified by the word Even "the twelve prophets" are mentioned! Prophets ( "Jeremiah" and "Ezekiel"), but NOT the most phenomenal (by far!), Daniel. Among them, "Joseph" (Daniel's equivalent at the Pharaoh's court) Some of them have left behind a name and men recount their praiseworthy deeds". counselors in their prudence, or seers of all things in prophecy. Of Jesus Son of Sirach', written in HebrewĪround 200-180.

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The greatest kingdom of the immortal King Ĭ) The full destruction of Tralles by an earthquake is "predicted" (lines 576-578): thatīut the two strongest pieces of evidence for a late dating Governing always, then shall there appear Lines 55-58b "But when Rome shall o'er Egypt also rule Then the Kingdom of God is to come (but did not!): B.C.E.).ī) Rome is "predicted" to rule over Egypt (lines 55-58b): that happened in 30 B.C.E. Before that, Rhodes was independant & wealthy for centuries (from 5th cent.

Vague reference to 'Daniel' ("ten horns", line 494)īut the book in question was likely compiled after 26 B.C.E.Ī) The enslavement of Rhodes is "predicted" after a long time of freedom & prosperity (lines 556-562): Cassius conquered it in 42 B.C.E. The Sibylline Oracles, book III also contains a Daniel because of his innocence was delivered fromġ:54 "Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side " Reference occurs in the book of 1Maccabees,Ģ:59-60 "Hannaniah, Azariah, and Mishael believedĪnd were saved from the flame. The earliest copy of the book of Daniel isĭated around 125-100 and its first indisputable (or/and stories about him) was known before Literature to indicate an extraordinary prophetĪnd high ranking official named Daniel/Belteshazzar There is no mention in the Jewish (or others) That makes the prophecies of the book veryĪccurate (up to 168-164 that is!). Have been written as a whole around 537-530. Tradition calls for the book of Daniel to "The Book of Daniel was written during the persecutions of Israel by the Syrian king Antiochus Epiphanes." The book, however, was written in a later time of national crisis, when the Jews were suffering severe persecution under Antiochus IV Epiphanes (reigned 175 to 164/163 BCE). "The Book of Daniel presents a collection of popular stories about Daniel, a loyal Jew, and the record of visions granted to him, with the Babylonian Exile of the 6th century BCE as their background. (The New Jerusalem Bible, Introduction to "The book must therefore have been written during the persecution under AntiochusĮpiphanes and before his death, even before the success of the Maccabaean revolt that is to say between 167 and 164." Genuine history, whereas anything he may have conjectured beyond that point was false inasmuch as he would have not foreknown the future." Its title, but rather by some person living in Judea at the time ofĪntiochus Epiphanes he further alleged that Daniel did not prophesy the future so muchĪs he related the past, and lastly whatever he spoke of up until the time of Antiochus contained Of Daniel, denying that it was written by "Porphyry wrote his 20th book against the prophecy You may email the author, and learn more about him here Note: all dates, if not specified, are B.C.E.įront page: Daniel and Revelation (with website search function) The seventy sevens or weeks, the four kingdoms and kings, etc Mysteries explained and dating demonstrated
