Resources for the Book of Daniel
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

• Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
  • Daniel at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
  • Bible Briefs, Daniel: study guide from Virginia Theological Seminary.
  • Book of Daniel, Wikipedia.
  • Book of Daniel, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1905.
  • Introduction to the Book of Daniel, New American Bible.
  • Daniel, and the Book of Daniel, from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • Introduction, Outline and Bibliography, by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • Outline of Daniel, by Daniel B. Wallace at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • The World Wide Study Bible on the Book of Daniel.
  • Bible Basics (Daniel) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
  • Walking Through the Bible: Daniel.
  • Biblenotes summary: Daniel.
• Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:
  • Daniel, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
  • Daniel, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
  • Daniel, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
  • Daniel, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
  • Daniel, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
  • "The Period of Jewish Independence," Gerald A Larue, Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
  • Daniel, Barry L. Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament, 1999.
  • The Book of Daniel, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
  • Daniel, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
  • Free Bible Commentary, Daniel and Zechariah, Dr. Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University.
• Articles and Background:
  • "Daniel's Disturbing Dream," by Robert Deffinbaugh at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • "Daniel in the Historian's Den," William Sierichs, Jr.
  • "Daniel's Portrait of Antiochus IV: Echoes of a Persian King," Paul Niskanen, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
  • Bruce, Les P., "Discourse Theme and the Narratives of Daniel," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Finley, Thomas J., "The Book of Daniel in the Canon of Scripture," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2008.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Mills, Mary E., "Household and Table: Diasporic Boundaries in Daniel and Esther," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Niskanen, Paul, "Daniel's Portrait of Antiochus IV: Echoes of a Persian King," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Pakala, James C., "A Librarian's Comments on Commentaries: Daniel," Presbyterion, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Pyper, Hugh S., "Reading in the Dark: Zechariah, Daniel and the Difficulty of Scripture," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2005.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Tanner, J. Paul, "The Literary Structure of the Book of Daniel," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Waltke, Bruce K., "The Date of the Book of Daniel," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1976.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Reviews:
  • Review: Klaus Koch and Martin Rosel, ed., Polyglottensynopse zum Buch Daniel. (Neukirchener Verlag, 2000) Review by Matthias Henze in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Donald E. Gowan, Daniel. Abingdon, 2001. Review by Charles L Aaron, Jr. in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
  • Review: Donald E. Gowan, Daniel. Abingdon, 2001. Review by Andrew Steinmann in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2003.
  • Review: John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint, ed., The Book of Daniel: Composition and Reception. (Brill, 2001) Review by David Winston Suter in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: John J. Collins and Peter W. Flint, ed., The Book of Daniel: Volume 2: Composition and Reception. (Brill, 2001) Review by Martin Probstle in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Reviews: C.L. Seow, Daniel. (Westminster John Knox Press, 2003) Reviews by Stephen L. Cook and Carla Sulzbach (2 reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: C.L. Seow, Daniel. (Westminster John Knox Press, 2003) Review by Lester L. Grabbe in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
  • Review: Paul Niskanen, The Human and the Divine in History: Herodotus and the Book of Daniel. T&T Clark, 2004. Review by Pieter Venter, Review of Biblical Lieterature, 2005.
  • Review: Hill, Robert C., translator, Theodoret of Cyrus: Commentary on Daniel. Brill, 2006. Review by Randall L. McKinion, Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
  • Review: Kirkpatrick, Shane, Competing for Honor: A Social-Scientific Reading of Daniel 1-6. Brill, 2005. Review by John J. Collins, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
• Images listed at The Text This Week's Art Concordance:
  • Daniel
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