Further Reading

Bibliography references:

Collins, John J. Daniel; 1–2 Maccabees. Old Testament Message, 15. Wilmington, DE: Glazier, 1981. Introductory commentary, along the lines of this Reading Guide.

Seow, C. L. Daniel. Westminster Bible Companion; Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2003. Clear, introductory commentary intended for lay readers.

Smith‐Christopher, D. L. The Book of Daniel. New Interpreter's Bible 7, 19–152. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. Commentary designed for preachers. Liberationist, postcolonial perspective.

For more detailed, scholarly commentary see:

Collins, John J. Daniel. A Commentary on the Book of Daniel, with an essay, “The Influence of Daniel on the New Testament,” by Adela Yarbro Collins. Hermeneia. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1993. Detailed commentary on the full book, including the additions.

Montgomery, James A. The Book of Daniel. International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: Clark, 1927. Reprint, 1979. Classic scholarly commentary, although out of date in some respects.

For the Additions to Daniel see:

Moore, C. A. Daniel, Esther and Jeremiah: The Additions. Anchor Bible 44. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1977.

The noncanonical apocalyptic literature can be found in:

Charlesworth, J. H., ed. The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. Vol. 1. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983.

Sparks, H. F. D., ed. The Apocryphal Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984.

For a study of this material see:

Collins, J. J. The Apocalyptic Imagination. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998.