Daniel - Battleground of Biblical Criticism - Lester L Grabbe - January 1971

Lester L Grabbe

WHY the hostility toward the traditional dating of Daniel in the sixth century B.C.? As Mr. Dart has shown in the previous article, it all boils down to one fundamental reason. If the sixth-century date is accepted for Daniel, critics have no alternative but to admit that a supernatural Being inspired him. There can be no other possibility, considering the incredibly accurate historical record so clearly set forth in Daniel 11. John C. Whitcomb sums up the matter: - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library