by Wendy Widder | Nov 2, 2015 | Apocalyptic literature, Daniel 8
If you are geographically challenged, I have more sympathy for you than I used to. I have always prided myself on having a good sense of direction, and I confess I have scoffed at people who don’t know their east from their west. Maps have always been my friend – I...
by Wendy Widder | Oct 19, 2015 | Apocalyptic literature, Daniel 8
So far this season, my NFL team has knocked off a sleuth of Bears, a flock of Hawks, and a herd of Rams. All fearsome creatures these, but if you want a terrifying creature, let me commend to you the goat. Yes, the goat. It may be a tough sell for an expansion team...
by Wendy Widder | Sep 6, 2015 | Apocalyptic literature, Aramaic, Daniel 8
We’ve made it to chapter 8 in Daniel, but I must warn you – things do not get better any time soon. This chapter recounts a second terrifying vision that Daniel had, a vision very similar to the first vision he had in the endless chapter 7. Not only are the visions...
by Wendy Widder | Jun 28, 2015 | Apocalyptic literature, Daniel 7, The Book of Daniel
It’s time to wrap up Daniel 7, but first we should talk a little bit more about the little horn. The little horn appears in two of Daniel’s visions: chapters 7 and 8. In the first, it is an eleventh horn on the fourth beast, displacing three horns when it appears. In...
by Wendy Widder | May 3, 2015 | Apocalyptic literature, Daniel 7, Daniel 8, The Book of Daniel
The dermatologist recently took a sharp (but sterile) instrument to my foot and then ordered me to elevate it as much as possible and not to exercise for two weeks. These haven’t been hard orders to follow since not even sandals are comfortable when you have stitches...
by Wendy Widder | Apr 18, 2015 | Daniel 10, The Book of Daniel
We’re still in Daniel 7 (“How long, O Lord?”), but today I interrupt that train of thought for a quick look into Daniel 10, where I’ve been living of late in commentary writing. Daniel 10-12 is a really long, really difficult section that begins with a tantalizing...
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