Against the Flow Study Guide: Discussing and Applying the Message of Daniel Today

There is no reason for considering a second-century-bc date.

Daniel was canonical by 100 bc.

The testimony of the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered at Qumran.

The king had to use his reason to understand that Daniel did know his dream and that his interpretation made sense.

Daniel still had to use his reason to understand what God said and form a response to the king.

God revealed the dream to Daniel.

However, the problem for some people is that Daniel got too much of it right!

The dating of the book of Daniel has been a matter of major controversy.