Daniel: Course Syllabus
Providence Bible College
Location:
Ingleside Baptist Church
925 Ingleside Road, Norfolk
757 466-7802
Directions: Ingleside Baptist Church
Instructor:
Rev. Peter M. McLewin
Dates & Time:
Tuesaday nights from 7:00 to 10:00
June 4 through August 6
Texts:
John Phillips & Jerry Vines. Exploring the Book of Daniel. Neptune: Loizeaux Brothers, 1990.
Frank, Harry Thomas, editor. Atlas of the Bible Lands. Maplewood: Hammond Inc.,1990.
Objectives:
Students will study the rise and fall of the ancient civilizations and their influence
on the people of God. Students will study the actual events upon which Daniel’s
predictions turned and preview Daniel’s unfulfilled prophecies. Students will
discover Biblical principles not only for daily living but for government and
citizenship.
Requirements:
Attend class
Read the text book
Study maps & online resources
Write a term paper on a subject approved by the instructor
Undergraduate Level: 10 pages
Graduate Level: 20 pages
Mid-term and final exams
Two Quizzes
Week # 1 June 4
Ancient and modern geography of Daniel
Introduction to major ancient civilizations
Introduction to Daniel
Week # 2 June 11
Text Reading: Part I: Chapter 1, Appendix 5,6
Daniel Chapter 1
Chronology of Daniel
Quiz One
Week # 3 June 18
Text Reading: Part I: Chapter 2, Appendix 1,2,3,4,22,23
Daniel Chapter 2
The image of gold, silver, bronze, iron, iron & clay
Daniel’s critics
Week # 4 June 25
Text Reading: Part I: Chapters 3 & 4, Appendix 7,8
Daniel Chapter 3 & 4
The image on the plain of Dura
The tree
Submit topic selection for term paper
Week # 5 July 2
Mid-term test
Text Reading: Part I: Chapter 7, Appendix 14,15
Daniel Chapter 7
The winged lion, the bear, the leopard and the composite man
Week # 6 July 9
Text Reading: Part II: Chapter 1, Appendix 19, 20
Daniel Chapter 8
The ram and the goat
"In the Footsets of Alexander the Great" Video
Term paper outline due
Week # 7 July 16
Text Reading: Part I: Chapter 5, Appendix 9,10,11,12,16
Daniel Chapter 5
Handwriting on the wall
Quiz two
Week # 8 July 23
Text Reading: Part II: Chapter 2, Appendix 13
Daniel Chapters 6 & 10
Seventy weeks of Daniel
Week # 9 July 30
Text Reading: Part II: Chapter 3, Appendix 21,18
Daniel Chapter 11
Daniel’s great vision
135 prophecies
Term papers due
Week #10 August 6
Daniel Chapter 12
The great tribulation
1335 days
Final test
Suggested Topics for Term Papers
Eunuchs in the King’s service
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream
The Message on the Wall
TheWeeks of Daniel
Hellenism
Alexander’s Generals
Historical Hinges in Daniel
The Two Little Horns
Images & Symbols in Daniel
Additional Text Resources
Walvoord, John F. Daniel: The Key to Prophetic Revelation. Chicago: Moody
Press, 1971.
Jeremiah, David. The Handwriting on the Wall. Dallas: Word, 1992.
Van Impe, Jack. The Final Mysteries. Nashville: Word, 1998.
Phillips, John. Exploring The World of The Jew. Neptune: Loizeaux Brothers,
1993.
Price, Randall. The Stones Cry Out. Eugene: Harvest House Publishers, 1997.
Herodotus. Herodotus: The Histories, translated by George Rawlinson. New York:
Alfred A.Knopf, Inc, 1910.
Combee, Jerry H., Ph.D. History of the World in Christian Perspective, Third
Edition. Pensalcola: A Beka, 1997.
Lloyd, Seton. Ancient Turkey: A Traveller’s History. Berkley: University of
California Press, 1989.
Study Links
Chapter Links
Chapter four
Chapter ten
Favorite Links
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