First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. The seventy weeks prophecy is an important one for extreme bible believers. It has even been claimed to herald Jesus' ministry… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 9
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Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 8
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. 8.1 Summary of Chapter 8 This narrative is supposed to take place in the third year of Belshazzar’s reign. Again Daniel… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 8
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 7
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. Chapter 7 of the book of Daniel concerns Daniel's second prophetic vision. This prophecy is another that extreme bible believers promote… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 7
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 6
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. 6.1 Summary of Chapter 6 Darius the Mede divides the kingdom up into regions to be ruled over by 120 princes.… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 6
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 5
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. This post deals with Chapter 5, which contains many errors. Many of these errors are of a sort that would be… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 5
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 4
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. This post will detail the problems in Chapter 4. Chapter 4 is a short chapter. It deals with a vision that… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 4
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 3
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. 3.1 Summary of Chapter 3 Nebuchadrezzar made a 90-foot tall gold statue and decreed that whenever music was heard everyone was… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 3
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 2
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. 2.1 Summary of Chapter 2 Daniel’s first amazing feat comes when Nebuchadrezzar has a dream that disturbs him. Nebuchadrezzar calls all… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 2
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 1
First post in this series can be found here. This article is not my own, but was originally posted by Darwin's Beagle. The author has given permission for the article to be reposted here. It is time now to begin the evidence portion of this series of posts. I will begin by giving an overview… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel Chapter 1
Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel — Introduction
While there are several things that ultimately led to my deconversion, there was one thing in particular that kick-started it. In January or February of 2010, I was writing material for some upcoming classes at our church when I found some articles that claimed the Book of Daniel was a forgery, and therefore not inspired… Continue reading Skeptical Bible Study: Daniel — Introduction