What do you think?
Rate this book
Comentarios informativos y muy útiles sobre la Biblia, sin llegar a ser técnicos, escritos por especialistas y educadores cualificados. Debido a que son fáciles de leer y comprender, estos libros son excelentes guías para el estudio personal o en grupo. [Designed for laymen, these commentaries deal seriously with the biblical text without being overly technical. Introductory information, doctrinal themes, problem passages and practical applications are examined. The two bestselling titles from the Everyman's Bible Commentary series, Panorama del Antiguo Testamento y Panorama del Nuevo Testamento, are now available in a deluxe hardback edition. These two durable volumes will be a welcome addition to the library of all Spanish speaking pastors and students of the Bible. Available separately or as a specially priced set.]
- GenresChristianNonfiction
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
3 people are currently reading
38 people want to read
About the author
John C. Whitcomb
64 books13 followersJOHN C. WHITCOMB came to know Christ through a campus ministry at Princeton University led by Dr. Donald Fullerton in February, 1943. God mercifully spared his life during the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, December, 1944, where he served in a fire-direction center and as a German interpreter. Graduating from Princeton in 1948, with honors in history, and from Grace Theological Seminary in 1951, he served as Professor of Theology and Old Testament for thirty-eight years. In 2009, at the Pre-Trib Research Center in Dallas, Texas, he received the John F. Walvoord Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Prophetic Studies "in recognition of a lifetime of faithfulness to God by engaging in the study, proclamation, and defense of His prophetic Word." He now serves as an ordained elder in the Conservative Grace Brethren Churches International and as President Emeritus of Whitcomb Ministries. See www.whitcombministries.org for a listing of his books, CD and DVD albums. His wife Norma has had effective ministries with women, writing books and blogs. They have six children, seventeen grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. Their home for the past twelve years has been in Indianapolis, IN.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
October 1, 2020
Whitcomb’s scholarly exposition is a joy to read.
March 17, 2018
Everyman's Bible Commentary: Daniel, by John C. Whitcomb
[Note: This book was provided free of charge by Moody Publishers. All thoughts and opinions are my own.]
The book of Daniel has long been a source of contention concerning higher criticism and the legitimacy of biblical predictive prophecy [1]. This book serves as a worthwhile introduction to this fascinating and short prophetic book that bravely stands in the gap and gives thoughtful interpretations of the book's prophecy and also places the book of Daniel in its historical perspective as well as its whole biblical perspective. As Daniel continues to be of interest to contemporary students of the Bible [2], this book does a good job at explaining some of the more notable and more common questions that readers would have about this book of the Bible and does so in a way that allows for ease of reading as it can be profitably read alongside the Bible as the reader goes through both books in tandem, with straightforward cross-referencing taken in a sequential manner. The student of textual criticism with a high degree of respect for biblical inerrancy and also for biblical history will find a great deal of enjoyment in this volume.
In a bit under 200 pages this book contains ten chapters that examine the complete contents of the Book of Daniel and provide some information for the reader to better understand Daniel's context in the scripture and history. The author begins with acknowledgments and an introduction to the contentious view of Daniel as being a 2nd Century BC pseudonymous work, which is the common view of uninspired liberal critics about this book, a view the author tweaks on numerous occasions through the book. After this there is a chapter on Daniel's training in Babylon (1) and another on Nebuchadnezzar's great dream of the image (2) that later served as the likely inspiration for his own image that led to the peril of Daniel's friends (3) and part of the background of pride that led to his dream of having to eat grass like an ox (4). After this the author discusses the fall of Babylon during the days of Belshazzar (5), Daniel's deliverance from the lion's den (6), and the visions of the four kingdom and the great horn (7), which the author views as being Satan. The rest of the book then follows with a look at the prophecy of the ram and the goat (8) symbolizing Persia and Greece, Daniel's prayer and the prophecy of the seventy weeks so important for our dating of Jesus Christ's birth and life (9) and a closing chapter that looks at the lengthy vision of the latter days of the last three chapters of Daniel (10). The book then closes with a bibliography, chronology, and map showing the Babylonian empire as it existed during the days of Daniel.
There is a great deal to praise about this book. The author has clearly done a great deal of reading about Daniel and about the historical events portrayed in that book, as well as a great deal of commentary about higher criticism and the influence of archaeology on how the book can be viewed by contemporary readers. The footnotes and sources cited by the author are excellent throughout and it is clear that the author is a knowledgeable commentator on the book of Daniel and one who has a pronounced ability to take this often misunderstood book and make its meaning plain. He has some clear interests in spiritual warfare and points out God's sovereignty throughout, using that concept as a way of dividing the book and showing how the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel often duplicate each other from the perspectives of earth then heaven. That which appears noble and glorious to man may often be bestial and horrifying in the point of view of God, as even the glory of humanity is often nothing more than dross or rubbish to our Creator whose glorious nature far excels our fallen state when unredeemed. Fortunately for the reader, this book is full of discussion about redemption and Daniel's unusual wisdom and spiritual insight, which hopefully may be shared by those who read this book faithfully and conscientiously.
[1] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
[2] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
[Note: This book was provided free of charge by Moody Publishers. All thoughts and opinions are my own.]
The book of Daniel has long been a source of contention concerning higher criticism and the legitimacy of biblical predictive prophecy [1]. This book serves as a worthwhile introduction to this fascinating and short prophetic book that bravely stands in the gap and gives thoughtful interpretations of the book's prophecy and also places the book of Daniel in its historical perspective as well as its whole biblical perspective. As Daniel continues to be of interest to contemporary students of the Bible [2], this book does a good job at explaining some of the more notable and more common questions that readers would have about this book of the Bible and does so in a way that allows for ease of reading as it can be profitably read alongside the Bible as the reader goes through both books in tandem, with straightforward cross-referencing taken in a sequential manner. The student of textual criticism with a high degree of respect for biblical inerrancy and also for biblical history will find a great deal of enjoyment in this volume.
In a bit under 200 pages this book contains ten chapters that examine the complete contents of the Book of Daniel and provide some information for the reader to better understand Daniel's context in the scripture and history. The author begins with acknowledgments and an introduction to the contentious view of Daniel as being a 2nd Century BC pseudonymous work, which is the common view of uninspired liberal critics about this book, a view the author tweaks on numerous occasions through the book. After this there is a chapter on Daniel's training in Babylon (1) and another on Nebuchadnezzar's great dream of the image (2) that later served as the likely inspiration for his own image that led to the peril of Daniel's friends (3) and part of the background of pride that led to his dream of having to eat grass like an ox (4). After this the author discusses the fall of Babylon during the days of Belshazzar (5), Daniel's deliverance from the lion's den (6), and the visions of the four kingdom and the great horn (7), which the author views as being Satan. The rest of the book then follows with a look at the prophecy of the ram and the goat (8) symbolizing Persia and Greece, Daniel's prayer and the prophecy of the seventy weeks so important for our dating of Jesus Christ's birth and life (9) and a closing chapter that looks at the lengthy vision of the latter days of the last three chapters of Daniel (10). The book then closes with a bibliography, chronology, and map showing the Babylonian empire as it existed during the days of Daniel.
There is a great deal to praise about this book. The author has clearly done a great deal of reading about Daniel and about the historical events portrayed in that book, as well as a great deal of commentary about higher criticism and the influence of archaeology on how the book can be viewed by contemporary readers. The footnotes and sources cited by the author are excellent throughout and it is clear that the author is a knowledgeable commentator on the book of Daniel and one who has a pronounced ability to take this often misunderstood book and make its meaning plain. He has some clear interests in spiritual warfare and points out God's sovereignty throughout, using that concept as a way of dividing the book and showing how the dreams of Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel often duplicate each other from the perspectives of earth then heaven. That which appears noble and glorious to man may often be bestial and horrifying in the point of view of God, as even the glory of humanity is often nothing more than dross or rubbish to our Creator whose glorious nature far excels our fallen state when unredeemed. Fortunately for the reader, this book is full of discussion about redemption and Daniel's unusual wisdom and spiritual insight, which hopefully may be shared by those who read this book faithfully and conscientiously.
[1] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
[2] See, for example:
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2016...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2018...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2017...
December 20, 2019
Daniel (Everyday Bible Commentary series) by [Whitcomb, John C.]I enjoy reading these commentaries. They cover information in a way that I may not have seen before.
This commentary is written by John Whitcomb and is written in a conservative view. However, this did not sway my view one way or the other because it is written from a historical view of Daniel's time and then helped me see what is said to come.
After I review these books my husband will often take them to help him in his Bible study group that he leads but it is also helpful to the student, such as my self.
This book takes the reader through the book of Daniel verse-by-verse. Which helps to obtain a better view than one that covers the entire book in general terms.
I was given this book by Moody Publishing in exchange for my honest review.
This commentary is written by John Whitcomb and is written in a conservative view. However, this did not sway my view one way or the other because it is written from a historical view of Daniel's time and then helped me see what is said to come.
After I review these books my husband will often take them to help him in his Bible study group that he leads but it is also helpful to the student, such as my self.
This book takes the reader through the book of Daniel verse-by-verse. Which helps to obtain a better view than one that covers the entire book in general terms.
I was given this book by Moody Publishing in exchange for my honest review.
September 17, 2019
Très bonne analyse du contenu du livre de Daniel. Pertinent et encourageant.
September 18, 2008
I found this to be an excellent commentary. I've read it at least twice. Once in grad school and the other time as our small group studied Daniel.
Particularly useful was the historical background to both Daniel's time and the prophecies that have already been fulfilled.
The brevity of the book was an overall advantage for my purposes, however, more in depth study would require a longer work.
Particularly useful was the historical background to both Daniel's time and the prophecies that have already been fulfilled.
The brevity of the book was an overall advantage for my purposes, however, more in depth study would require a longer work.
March 25, 2015
A solid dispensational commentary on Daniel. Gets into enough history and background to be very helpful, but not so much detail to get bogged down. He sticks to his dispensational way of thinking throughout - does not give other ways of understanding the book. I read through it as one of my main commentaries when I studied for my Daniel series.
September 19, 2008
good, but only coming from one of many theological viewpoints
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews