The Boasts of Sennacherib
Over the last couple centuries, archeology has opened a number of windows into the cultures and literature of the Ancient Near East. This...
Is the God the object or subject of our worship?
This question might strike you as odd. It certainly did me when I first heard it in connection with the work of Robert Webber.1 When...
Who were the “wisemen” in the court of Nebuchadnezzar?
Daniel uses six terms for these court advisers: wise men (חכמים), enchanters (אשפים), magicians (חרטמים), Chaldeans (כשדים), determiners...
Was Daniel of the Royal Line?
(A bas-relief from Nineveh, depicting three Israelite musicians among the prisoners taken by Assyrian King Sennacherib into exile.) This...
Was Daniel a Prophet?
The very title of this blog might comes as a surprise to some. I myself was raised in a church tradition that honored Daniel as one of...
