Jensens survey of the old testament adam 225
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Edition of the Bible 7 the following portions
are printed in poetic verse form: 2:20-23;
4:3,10-12, 14-17, 340-35; 6:266-27; 7:9-10,
13-14.
One unique feature of Daniel is that the
book is written in two languages, Hebrew
and Aramaic. The reasons for this language
structure appear later in the survey study.
V. SURVEY
1. First scan the book in one sitting, aloud
if possible. Record at least ve of your
impressions of this book, coming from this
reading. Did any words or phrases stand
out?
2. Now read through the book a second
time, chapter by chapter, seeking a title for
each chapter. Record these titles on paper.
3. Look at the rst verses of each chapter,
noting the references to the kings. These
date the events and visions of Daniel.
(Review the reigns of the kings as shown on
Chart 89.)
4. What chapters mainly record narrative?
What chapters mainly record visions?
5. How is chapter 1 an introductory
chapter to the whole book? Does the last
chapter seem to be a unit by itself, or does it
continue the vision of chapter 11? How is
the last verse of Daniel a concluding verse to
the entire book?
6. Who is the interpreter of the dreams in
chapters 1-6? Who is the interpreter of the
dreams in chapters 7-12?
7. Compare Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of
chapter 2 with Daniel’s vision of chapter 7.
8. Observe how most of the visions of the
book of Daniel concern Gentile nations.
Read chapter 9 again and observe whether
this vision is about Gentiles or about Israel.
9. Continue this survey study, noting such
things as relations, emphases, progression,
and turning point. Does there seem to be a
unity about the book? Compose a title for
the book that represents its main theme.
Compare your studies up to this point with
the overview of Chart 95. The following
observations relate to that chart. Study the
chart carefully.
10. The top of Chart 95 shows how the
book may be divided into two equal parts.
Also shown here is the chronological
progression of kings, in two sequences:
Nebuchadnezzar-----Belshazzar----Darius
Belshazzar----Darius----Cyrus
This “backtracking” on the part of the book’s
writer is for topical purposes. Note how it
ts in with the two-division outline shown
above.
11. The bottom of the charat shows an
outline suggested by the two languages used
in the original text. Such an outline is not
apparent to the reader of the English Bible.8
(The one reference at 2:4a to “in [Syriac]
Aramaic” is not enough information for the
English reader concerning this outline.)
Here is what is involved in this structure:
a) From 1:1 to 2:4a, Daniel wrote in
Hebrew, the language of the Jews.9
b) From 2:4b to 7:28, Daniel wrote in
Aramaic, the official language of
diplomatic discourse of that day.
c) From 8:1 to the end of the book, Daniel
wrote in Hebrew again. The vital
question is Why did Daniel compose his
book this way? The best explanation is
that in the two Hebrew sections the
Jews are prominent, and so the message
is in their language; in the Aramaic
section the Gentile nations are
