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... The author of Daniel chapter 7 used intriguing symbols and various writing techniques to create a story that inspired faith and resilience in his time and does the same even today. ...
Daniel’s author, an anonymous Jew living during this tumultuous time, recognized the situation as one not unlike other eras in Jewish history, specifically the Babylonian exile and even earlier the exodus from Egypt. ... The book of Daniel is a response to the overwhelming degradations and subjugation that Antiochus IV employed against Jews during his period of influence (Wenig 236). ... A narrative set in the time of the Babylonian exile, the book of Daniel creates a parallel between the life of Daniel, a Jew in the court of Babylon, and Jews living under the reign of Antiochus. ... Taking a closer look at the section reveals symmetry among the chapters, described in the New Interpreters Bible:
A chapter 2, vision of four empires
B chapter 3, faithfulness of the Jews and their rescue
C chapter 4, judgment on empire
C chapter 5, judgment on empire
B chapter 6, faithfulness of a Jew and his rescue
A chapter 7, vision of four empires (Smith-Christopher, 100)
This section seems to climax at Chapter seven, where in verses two through eight Daniel’s apocalyptic dream of four beasts represents the four major threats to Judaism: Babylon, Medes, Persia, and Greece. ... Because of Jesus’ use of the term “son of man”, heavy scholarly debate has ensued over the author’s intended identity of the heavenly being, and many believe that this figure is the angel Michael, also seen later in the book of Daniel (Smith-Christopher, 104).
Approximate Word count = 1143
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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