The visions of Daniel the Hebrew prophet /

Johns, Robert, 1946-,

The visions of Daniel the Hebrew prophet / [print] Robert Johns. - Bloomington, Indiana : WestBow Press (c)2012. - xviii, 416 pages : maps ; 24 cm.



Introduction -- A brief history of ancient Israel, from its origin to its subjugation under Rome -- The covenant between God and Israel -- Daniel and his book -- Introduction to Daniel's visions -- Sumer to the Hellenistic age: a brief history -- Kingdoms 1, 2, and 3 in the first vision (chapter 2) -- Kingdoms 1, 2, and 3 in the second vision (chapter 7) -- Kingdoms 2, and 3 in the third vision (chapter 8) -- Ancient Rome to today: a brief history -- The fourth kingdom in the first vision (chapter 2) -- The fourth kingdom in the second vision (chapter 7) -- The fifth kingdom -- A history of Israel from the end of the exile to the second Jewish revolt: 538 BCE to 135 CE -- Ancient Israel's calendar -- The seventy "sevens" message: 9:24 to 9:27 -- The fourth vision: chapters 10, 11, and 12 -- The willful king: 11:36 to 11:45 -- The conflict between the horns and the host: 8:9 to 8:14 -- The stern-faced king: 8:23 to 8:25 -- The Israel prophecy's second chronological component -- Daniel's prophecies: genuine, or after-the-event fictions? -- Jesus the Christ -- Additional material relevant to the little horn -- The abomination that desolates -- The ideal realization of the Israel prophecy -- Daniel and Dispensationalism.



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Bible.--Daniel--Prophecies.
Bible.--Daniel--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

BS1556.J65.V575 2012 BS1556