Tyndale House Podcast S4E1: Difficult questions surrounding the book of Daniel (Names in the Bible and Ancient World, part 1)
In this episode, George Heath-Whyte and James Bejon chat with Tony about a range of difficult questions surrounding the book of Daniel:
What is the significance of Daniel and his friends having their names changed in Daniel 1?
What do their new Babylonian names mean?
Why is there no mention of Belshazzar as king of Babylon in the official records?
Who was Darius the Mede?
Hear answers to these and more in the episode.
Please do let us know what you think of the episode or if you have other topics you would like us to cover. Email us at communications@tyndalehouse.com.
*At 17:02 James said that Shar-ezer turns up in 1 Chronicles 3. This was incorrect. He was thinking of Shen-azzar, which might be a variant form of Shar-ezer but it is not certain.
Edited by Tyndale House
Music – Acoustic Happy Background used with a standard license from Adobe Stock.
Edited by Tyndale House
Music – Acoustic Happy Background used with a standard license from Adobe Stock.
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