The Expositor's Bible

The Book of Daniel

Rev. F. W. Farrar, D. D.


Table of Contents

Title Page
Authorities Consulted
Part I - Introduction

          Chapter 1 - The Historic Existence of the Prophet Daniel

          Chapter 2 - General Survey of the Book

                    1) The Language

                    2) The Unity of the Book

                    3) The General Tone of the Book

                    4) The Style of the Book

                    5) The Standpoint of the Author

                    6) The Moral Element

          Chapter 3 - Peculiarities of the Historical Section
          Chapter 4 - General Structure of the Book
          Chapter 5 - The Theology of the Book of Daniel

          Chapter 6 - Peculiarities of the Apocalyptic and Prophetic Sections of the Book

          Chapter 7 - Internal Evidence
          Chapter 8 - Evidence in Favor of the Genuiness Uncertain and Inadequate
          Chapter 9 - External Evidence and Reception into the Canon
          Chapter 10 - Summary and Conclusion
Part II - Commentary on the Historic Section
          Chapter 1 - The Prelude
          Chapter 2 - The Dream-Image of Ruined Empires
          Chapter 3 - The Babylonian Cedar and the Stricken Despot
          Chapter 4 - The First Inscription
          Chapter 5 - The Idol of Gold and the Faithful Three
          Chapter 6 - Stopping the Mouths of Lions
Part III - The Prophetic Section of the Book
          Chapter 1 - The Vision of the Four Wild Beasts
          Chapter 2 - The Ram and the He-Goat
          Chapter 3 - The Seventy Weeks
          Chapter 4 - Introduction to the Concluding Vision
          Chapter 5 - An Enigmatic Prophecy Passing Into Details of the Reign of Antiochus Epiphanes

                    1) First Section (Daniel 11:2-9)

                    2) Second Section (Daniel 11:10-19)

                    3) Third Section (Daniel 11:20-27)

                    4) Fourth Section (Daniel 11:28-35)

                    5) Fifth Section (Daniel 11:36-45)

          Chapter 6 - The Epilogue
Appendix

                    1) Approximate Chronological Tables

                    2) Genealogical Table of the Lagidae, Ptolemies & Seleucidae