Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE HISTORIC EXISTENCE OF THE PROPHET DANIEL 3

CHAPTER II

GENERAL SURVEY OF THE BOOK 13

1. THE LANGUAGE 13

2. UNITY 24

3. GENERAL TONE 27

4. STYLE 29

5. STANDPOINT OF ITS AUTHOR 31

6. MORAL ELEMENT 34

CHAPTER III

PECULIARITIES OF THE HISTORICAL SECTION 39

CHAPTER IV

GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK 63

CHAPTER V

THE THEOLOGY OF THE BOOK 67

CHAPTER VI

PECULIARITIES OF THE APOCALYPTIC AND PROPHETIC
SECTION OF THE BOOK 71

CHAPTER VII

INTERNAL EVIDENCE 78

CHAPTER VIII

EVIDENCE IN FAVOUR OF THE GENUINENESS UNCERTAIN
AND INADEQUATE 88

CHAPTER IX

EXTERNAL EVIDENCE AND RECEPTION INTO THE
CANON 98

CHAPTER X

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 113

PART II

_COMMENTARY ON THE HISTORIC SECTION_

CHAPTER I

THE PRELUDE 123

CHAPTER II

THE DREAM-IMAGE OF RUINED EMPIRES 141

CHAPTER III

THE IDOL OF GOLD, AND THE FAITHFUL THREE 167

CHAPTER IV

THE BABYLONIAN CEDAR, AND THE STRICKEN DESPOT 184

CHAPTER V

THE FIERY INSCRIPTION 203

CHAPTER VI

STOPPING THE MOUTHS OF LIONS 218

PART III

_THE PROPHETIC SECTION OF THE BOOK_

CHAPTER I

VISION OF THE FOUR WILD BEASTS 233

CHAPTER II

THE RAM AND THE HE-GOAT 252

CHAPTER III

THE SEVENTY WEEKS 268

CHAPTER IV