NSBT 32: With the Clouds of Heaven

The book of Daniel in biblical theology.

Perceiving within evangelical studies the lack of a robust canonical
biblical-theological treatment of the book of Daniel, James Hamilton explores
how it contributes to the Bible's unfolding redemptive-historical storyline.

First, he shows how the book's literary structure contributes to its meaning,
and then addresses key questions and issues. He argues that the four kingdoms
prophesied by Daniel are both historical and symbolic; that the 'one like a son
of man' seen by Daniel is identified with, and distinguished from, the Ancient
of Days in a way that would be mysterious until Jesus came as both the son of
David and God incarnate; that the interpretations of Daniel in early Jewish
literature attest to strategies similar to those employed by New Testament
authors; that those authors provide a Spirit-inspired interpretation of Daniel
that was learned from Jesus; and that the book of Revelation uses Daniel's
language, imitates his structure, points to the fulfilment of his prophecies
and clarifies the meaning of his 'seventieth week'. Hamilton concludes by
examining typological patterns. (= 9780830826339)

Contents:
1. Preliminaries
2. From Eden to the end
3. The literary structure of Daniel
4. Four kingdoms then everlasting dominion
5. Seventy years and seventy weeks of years
6. The one like a son of man and other heavenly beings in Daniel
7. Interpretations of Daniel in early Jewish literature
8. Interpretations of Daniel in the New Testament
9. Interpretations of Daniel in the Apocalypse
10. Typological patterns

[...] rich in details [...] wonderfully stimulating. In addition to providing " his readers with this biblical theology of Daniel, with its thought-provoking
trajectories running both backward and forward, Dr Hamilton's work is also an
implicit call to engage in similar work on other biblical books[...] - D.A. " Carson

Series: New Studies in Biblical Theology.

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