This richly detailed study of Daniel by Professor John C. Lennox adds life and depth to our understanding of both the man and the book named after him, while drawing out the parallels between the spiritual and intellectual challenges he faced and those faced by Christians today.## Summary of *Against...
This richly detailed study of Daniel by Professor John C. Lennox adds life and depth to our understanding of both the man and the book named after him, while drawing out the parallels between the spiritual and intellectual challenges he faced and those faced by Christians today.
## Summary of *Against the Flow*
*'Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: "I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever."'* (Daniel 6:25-26)
The book of Daniel tells the story of four teenage friends, born in the tiny state of Judah about twenty-six centuries ago, who were captured by Nebuchadnezzar, emperor of Babylon. Daniel describes how they eventually rose to the top echelons of imperial administration.
Although forced to live in exile, Daniel and his friends remained faithful to the one true God. But they did not simply treat their devotion to God as a private matter; they maintained a high-profile witness in a pluralistic society highly antagonistic to their faith. That is why their story has such a powerful message for us today. Society tolerates the practice of Christianity in private and in church services, but it increasingly deprecates public witness. If Daniel and his compatriots were with us today, they would be in the vanguard of debate about the role of religion in public life.
What was it that gave that ancient foursome, Daniel and his three friends, the strength and conviction to be prepared, often at great risk, to swim against the flow?
This richly detailed study of Daniel by Professor John C. Lennox adds life and depth to our understanding of both the man and the book named after him, while drawing out the parallels between the spiritual and intellectual challenges he faced and those faced by Christians today.## Summary of *Against...
This richly detailed study of Daniel by Professor John C. Lennox adds life and depth to our understanding of both the man and the book named after him, while drawing out the parallels between the spiritual and intellectual challenges he faced and those faced by Christians today.
## Summary of *Against the Flow*
*'Then King Darius sent this message to the people of every race and nation and language throughout the world: "I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever."'* (Daniel 6:25-26)
The book of Daniel tells the story of four teenage friends, born in the tiny state of Judah about twenty-six centuries ago, who were captured by Nebuchadnezzar, emperor of Babylon. Daniel describes how they eventually rose to the top echelons of imperial administration.
Although forced to live in exile, Daniel and his friends remained faithful to the one true God. But they did not simply treat their devotion to God as a private matter; they maintained a high-profile witness in a pluralistic society highly antagonistic to their faith. That is why their story has such a powerful message for us today. Society tolerates the practice of Christianity in private and in church services, but it increasingly deprecates public witness. If Daniel and his compatriots were with us today, they would be in the vanguard of debate about the role of religion in public life.
What was it that gave that ancient foursome, Daniel and his three friends, the strength and conviction to be prepared, often at great risk, to swim against the flow?
Against the Flow: The Inspiration of Daniel in An Age of Relativism (2nd Edition)$34.99
Koorong code638643
ISBN9780281089222
Pages400
PublisherSociety For Promoting Christian Knowledge Spck
This title has much useful information and uplifting material, but one flaw that I encountered. It makes the mistake when interpreting the Daniel 9, 70 week prophecy (that points to Christ’s first advent) of using the Nehemiah year of 444-445 BC for the beginning of the 490 years. This requires an artificial manipulation of the timeline by reducing the years to the advent by a 360/365. 24 factor. It is a popular adjustment, but erroneous given the way the 444-445 BC year has been arrived at by modern historians using the Gregorian calendar. In fact the correct start year is 458-457 BC and the Artaxerxes decree to the prophet Ezra.
