The prophecies of Daniel and the revelations of St John
Subtitle: viewed in their mutual relation, with an exposition of the principal passages
By: by Carl August Auberlen ; with an appendix, by M. Fr. Roos ; translated by Adolph Saphir
Publisher: T. & T. Clark
Published: 1856
Place of publication: Edinburgh; Philadelphia : Smith & English
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 458
Subjects: Prophecies; Bible
Notes: Translation of Der Prophet Daniel und die Offenbarung Johannis.

On spine: Daniel and the Revelation.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Introduction; title: A. The peculiar character of Daniel; title: B. The testimony of Holy Scripture; title: C. The testimony of the church; title: D. The present aspect of the question; title: E. The present task; title: Part II. Characteristics of the book of Daniel; title: A. The history of Revelation, or, the starting point; title: 1. The significance of the Babylonian captivity; title: 2. The position of Daniel; title: a. The position of the prophet at the Babylonian court; title: b. The position of the book in the Hebrew canon; title: B. Contents of the book; title: 1. Introduction and division of the book; title: 2. The first part: The kingdom of God and the kingdom of the world in general; title: a. The second chapter. The four monarchies and the messianic kingdom; title: b. The second chapter, continuation; title: c. Remarkable events in Daniel's life; title: 3. The second part: The kingdom of God and the kingdom of the world in their more immediate future; title: a. The eighth chapter. Antiochus Epiphanies; title: b. Chapters X; title: XII, continuation; title: c. The ninth chapter. The immediate future of the Messiah; title: C. The apocalyptic form of prophecy; title: 1. The object of apocalyptic prophecy; title: a. In general; title: b. The apocalypses of the Old and New Testament contrasted; title: 2. The nature of apocalyptic prophecy; title: a. The subjective form, the dream, the vision; title: b. The objective form, symbolism; title: Part II. The seventy weeks; title: Dan. IX; title: A. The Messianic view taken by the church; title: 1. The prophecy in its context and contents; title: 2. The chronological boundaries; title: a. The terminus a quo of the seventy weeks -Ezra and Nehemiah; title: b. Analysis of the seventy weeks; title: B. The modern interpretation; title: 1. The views of Ewald, Hofmann, Wieseler, and Hitzig; title: 2. Criticism of these views; title: a. The chronological calculations; title: b. Exposition of the details; title: c. The character of the whole chapter; title: 1. The fundamental and distinctive characteristics of the prophecies referring to Antiochus; title: 2. The resemblance to the prophecies referring to Antiochus; title: Part III. The beasts and man; title: A. The four beasts and the Son of Man in Daniel; title: 1. The present state of the question; title: 2. Criticism of the modern view; title: a. A general comparison of the visions of the first and second parts; title: b. The seventh and eighth chapters compared, the second and third monarchies; title: c. The fourth monarchy, the ten horns; title: d. Positive. The biblical prophetical view of history; title: 1. The four kingdoms of the world; title: 2. The fourth kingdom of the world, and its relation to the Messianic kingdom; title: B. The beasts and the woman in the revelation of St. John; title: 1. Exposition of Rev. XII., etc.; title: 2. Starting point; title: 3. Development of church and world in history; title: a. The church and the power of the world; title: 1. The woman and the dragon; title: 2. The beast with seven heads and ten horns; title: b. History of the church and the world-power; title: 1. The great harlot Babylon; title: 2. The deadly wound healed, the beast that is not, and its return; title: 3. The other beast, the false prophet; title: c. Judgment of the church and the world-power; title: 4. The millennium; title: a. Statement of the Revelations, and the New Testament in general; title: b. Statements of Daniel, and the Old Testament in general; title: c. Comprehensive passages; title: d. The modern interpretation of the Apocalypse; title: 5. The church-historical view; title: a. Bengel; title: b. The English and French commentators; title: 6. The second view (Ewald, De Weite, Lucke); title: 7. The third view; title: a. J. Chr. K. Hofmann; title: b. Hengstenberg; title: c. Egrard; title: d. Conclusion.