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Concordia Commentary
Daniel - Concordia Commentary
The Gospel of the kingdom of God finds its most consistent Old Testament treatment in Daniel. This biblical book is much more than a combination of miraculous stories and fantastic visions; it presents the Gospel of the promised Messiah and his eternal kingdom. However, interpreting Daniel is no easy task. While the narratives about Daniel and his fellow Judeans appear simple (belying a rich theological complexity), the visions at the end of the book seem extraordinarily complicated. Thus, the challenge for any commentator is to understand the book as a whole and to explain its rich and variegated view of the Gospel and the Savior.
Since at least the first century before Christ, Daniel has been the subject of intense scrutiny by religious zealots seeking to view it as an eschatological roadmap for determining all sorts of harmful theologies of triumphalism. In our day this is often manifested in millennial speculation. This commentary shows that Daniel is not an adjunct to such theories, an oracle to be bent in service to eschatological speculation about an earthly messianic kingdom. Instead, it is a book about Christ, the salvation he accomplished by his cross, and the eternal glory he promises his redeemed people. Christ preserved his people throughout the Babylonian captivity and pointed them forward to the coming of his kingdom at his first advent, and the consummation at his second advent. Through this book Christ preserves us in faith until he returns in glory to bring us into the fullness of eternal life.provides Gospel comfort to the church, which will be vindicated.
Since at least the first century before Christ, Daniel has been the subject of intense scrutiny by religious zealots seeking to view it as an eschatological roadmap for determining all sorts of harmful theologies of triumphalism. In our day this is often manifested in millennial speculation. This commentary shows that Daniel is not an adjunct to such theories, an oracle to be bent in service to eschatological speculation about an earthly messianic kingdom. Instead, it is a book about Christ, the salvation he accomplished by his cross, and the eternal glory he promises his redeemed people. Christ preserved his people throughout the Babylonian captivity and pointed them forward to the coming of his kingdom at his first advent, and the consummation at his second advent. Through this book Christ preserves us in faith until he returns in glory to bring us into the fullness of eternal life.provides Gospel comfort to the church, which will be vindicated.
628 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 2008
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August 17, 2025
4.5/5
An excellent conservative evangelical commentary on the book of Daniel—rigorously researched, comprehensive in scope, and clearly written. My main complaint is that I wish Steinmann dealt more with the literary structure of each individual chapter or section. But overall, this was a very helpful work to consult with throughout my sermon series on Daniel.
An excellent conservative evangelical commentary on the book of Daniel—rigorously researched, comprehensive in scope, and clearly written. My main complaint is that I wish Steinmann dealt more with the literary structure of each individual chapter or section. But overall, this was a very helpful work to consult with throughout my sermon series on Daniel.
June 16, 2022
Not enough homiletical help, but unashamedly Christocentric without being silly. Scholarly and conservative.
Most helpful when it comes to technical and historical details, beats everyone else here, although could be much better in the area of theological reflection.
Most helpful when it comes to technical and historical details, beats everyone else here, although could be much better in the area of theological reflection.
December 30, 2025
A deep analysis and interpretation of the book of Daniel. While the linguistics are a bit outside my interests in most cases, the rest was very informative and mostly convincing. Heavy but well written.
June 4, 2020
Simply outstanding. Worked through this commentary while working with an adult Bible study group. Tackles all the challenges with clarity and precision.
September 11, 2008
This was a commentary that I actually read cover to cover. I found it to be a great resource for teaching and understanding the cryptic Biblical book of Daniel. That said, i'm very glad I'm done with it. Reading hundreds of pages of commentary isn't exactly what I think of when I talk about "reading"
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