Tag: scholars
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Did scholars doubt Belshazzar’s existence before 1854?
I realise this isn’t entirely related to hermeneutics, but anyway I was doing some research on people’s views on King Belshazzar mentioned in Daniel 5. All the Christian apologists who defend the book of Daniel mention that his existence w…
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How historical-critical biblical scholars calculate the 490 year prophecy in Daniel 9?
Introduction The accepted date of authorship by critical scholars for the visions in Daniel (7-12) is the second century BC (Maccabean revolt 167-3 BC). The reasoning goes that the predictions in chapter 11 regarding the Maccabean revolt a…