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The Exilic Thesis: An Analysis

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For many years the book of Daniel has provided Christians, and particularly Adventists with a fascinating narrative of the Jewish exile and visions foretelling events to be fulfilled in the future. At times, the prophecies depicting strange creatures have caused confusion to theologians. However, the content of Daniel is not the only point of discussion, the author and the time in which it was written has also prompted the formation of differing theories. Included in this discussion are two of the predominant views, the Exilic Thesis and the Maccabean Thesis. The Exilic Thesis is a minority view which is termed Exilic because scholars with this view believe it was written by Daniel himself after being exiled from Jerusalem. Scholars upholding

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