For more than two millennia the book of Daniel has attracted study and exposition. In fact, says author John E. Goldingay, "for a book of only twelve chapters, Daniel must be one of the most studied and the most written on in the entire Old Testament."

Dr. Goldingay shows the distinctive feature of Daniel to be its combination in nearly equal proportion of a series of stories about Daniel and his friends and a series of visions attributed to Daniel. The visions have usually determined how scholars define the book's form-an apocalypse. Dr. Goldingay's significant contribution to a long history of commentary literature on Daniel probes

the interaction between story and vision. Discussion topics include:

Dr. Goldingay has written a well-researched, fresh look at a book that "raises all the central questions about scriptural authority and inspiration, about history and faith, about pseudonymity and inerrancy, about criticism and hermeneutics." Above all, he has helped readers understand Daniel's messages to his original audience, thereby providing a basis for accurate interpretation of the text for today.