Drink, Drank, Drunk

by | Feb 25, 2013 | Babylon, Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel

A twisted source of pride for many students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (and a source of chagrin and consternation for administration) is its ranking as one of America’s top party schools. I can assure you that although I spent six years at this, um,...

Who’s Your Daddy?

by | Feb 9, 2013 | Babylon, Daniel 5, The Book of Daniel

The villain of Daniel 5 is Belshazzar, who only appears in this chapter. Who is this flash-in-the-pan character, Belshazzar? You might consider this a gimme question since the text says pretty clearly who he is: he’s Nebuchadnezzar’s son. The narrator says as much in...

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