Antiochus IV as the Man Who Will Overflow the Flood and Break Its Arms (Daniel 11.22)

Abstract

Daniel 10-12 is a historical apocalypse, a vision of the end-time that first describes events of the Hellenistic period before predicting events in the future. Daniel 11.22 describes the accession of Antiochus IV to the Seleucid throne in symbolic terms. A translation of the verse should reflect its meaning and context.

Seleucid Coinage in 175–166 BCE and the Historicity of Daniel 11:21–24

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