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These are opinionated essays. They argue positions on biblical-studies topics and draw conclusions from critical scholarship. For neutral, both-sides treatments that adjudicate nothing, see Scripture Analysis.
Tagged “Authorship and dating”
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Daniel's Prophecies: Prediction or Postdiction?
Daniel's forecasts are precise to about 167 BCE and wrong after it; weighed against Jerome, Kitchen, Hasel and Constable, the Maccabean date still holds.
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Who Wrote Isaiah? And Why It Matters for Prophecy
Isaiah 53 is the most-cited messianic prophecy, but most critics have long held Isaiah to be several centuries' work. The case for multiple authors, the defense of single authorship, and what the dating means for the prophecy.