{"product_id":"daniel-hardcover","title":"Daniel - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen L. Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark J. Boda\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJ. McConville\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the contemporary significance of the Old Testament and hear the Word of God afresh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eHighly regarded Old Testament scholar Stephen Cook offers a substantive and useful commentary on the book of Daniel and explores the contemporary significance of this prophetic book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis groundbreaking commentary departs from common rationalist approaches in order to engage Daniel's visionary content on its own terms, introducing innovative interpretive frameworks that emphasize the cosmic scope of this biblical book and its revelations of heavenly reality. Integrating insights from fields such as analytical psychology, comparative literature, and cosmology, Cook's approach allows the disorienting imagery of Daniel to resonate fully, offering readers fresh insights into its apocalyptic dreams and transcendent symbolism. Cook also addresses the political and theological implications of apocalyptic literature in modern spiritual and geopolitical contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to paragraph-level commentary, all volumes of the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament series feature: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e● A fresh translation of the Hebrew text\u003cbr\u003e● Incisive comments based on the author's translation\u003cbr\u003e● Linguistic, historical, and canonical insights\u003cbr\u003e● Concluding reflections\u003cbr\u003e● Footnotes addressing technical matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePastors, teachers, and all serious students of the Bible will find here an accessible commentary that will serve as an excellent resource for their study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume, like each in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament series, is grounded in rigorous scholarship but is useful for those who preach and teach. \u003ci\u003eDaniel\u003c\/i\u003e is the third volume on the prophetic books, following \u003ci\u003eHosea-Micah\u003c\/i\u003e by John Goldingay and \u003ci\u003eIsaiah \u003c\/i\u003eby J. Gordon McConville. Series editors are Mark J. Boda, McMaster Divinity College, and J. Gordon McConville, University of Gloucestershire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vividly and powerfully reveals the richness of Daniel's divinely given revelation\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen L. Cook offers a substantive and useful commentary on Daniel and explores the contemporary significance of this prophetic book. Cook's groundbreaking commentary engages Daniel's visionary content on its own terms, introducing innovative interpretive frameworks that emphasize the cosmic scope of this biblical book and its revelations of heavenly reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume, like each in the Baker Commentary on the Old Testament series, is grounded in rigorous scholarship but is useful for those who preach and teach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What would it mean to take an apocalyptic text in full seriousness, to judge its visions on its own terms? Cook's commentary on Daniel does just this. The dreams and visions of this prophet are not translated to another medium, not explained or explained away, not reduced to another domain, but rather interpreted as incursions of the wisdom of God into the struggles of the earth. A stirring translation is accompanied by a full critical apparatus and commentary--a true theological exegesis and one that, at last, allows the heavenly vision to speak in its own tongue!\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKatherine Sonderegger\u003c\/b\u003e, Virginia Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The inspiring narratives and perplexing visions of the book of Daniel have long challenged interpreters. Cook eschews both critical historicist and fanciful literalistic interpretations to argue that the book reveals the deep yet transcendent dimensions of reality. This is apocalyptic wisdom designed to reorient one's view of life and the world and point to the ultimate purposes of God. An innovative multidisciplinary approach to a mystifying, ever-relevant divine word for God's people.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eM. Daniel Carroll R.\u003c\/b\u003e, Wheaton College Graduate School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cook ranges more widely than most Daniel commentators and valuably sheds light on the distinctive dynamics of this challenging biblical book. In particular, he takes seriously the spiritual dimensions of reality. This is a fresh reading of Daniel as Christian Scripture.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eWalter Moberly\u003c\/b\u003e, Durham University (emeritus)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen L. Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, Yale University) is the Catherine N. McBurney Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. His areas of expertise include biblical hermeneutics and theology, Hebrew exegesis, the prophecies of Daniel and Ezekiel, the book of Deuteronomy, prophetic and apocalyptic literature, the social settings of Scripture, and educational technology. He is the author or editor of a dozen books, including an Anchor Yale Bible Commentary on Ezekiel 38-48.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 472\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.51 x 9.11 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53512353874227,"sku":"9780801030796","price":56.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/4PLDBMDD7N9780801030796.webp?v=1781788664","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/daniel-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}