Commentary on Daniel
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Commentary on Daniel is an early Christian exegetical work by Hippolytus of Rome that offers one of the earliest surviving patristic interpretations of the biblical Book of Daniel, especially its apocalyptic themes.
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| Commentary on Daniel canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Commentary on Daniel Context triple: [Saint Hippolytus, notableWork, Commentary on Daniel]
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Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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Thoughts, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Daniel
"Thoughts, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Daniel" is a 19th-century Seventh-day Adventist commentary by Uriah Smith that offers detailed prophetic interpretation and practical application of the biblical Book of Daniel.
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Commentary on Ezekiel
Commentary on Ezekiel is a biblical exegesis by the early Christian scholar Jerome, offering a Latin theological and philological interpretation of the Book of Ezekiel.
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Commentary on Isaiah
Commentary on Isaiah is a biblical exegesis by the early Christian scholar Jerome, offering a detailed Latin interpretation and theological analysis of the Book of Isaiah.
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E.
Book of Judith
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical Old Testament text that tells the story of a Jewish heroine who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commentary on Daniel Target entity description: Commentary on Daniel is an early Christian exegetical work by Hippolytus of Rome that offers one of the earliest surviving patristic interpretations of the biblical Book of Daniel, especially its apocalyptic themes.
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A.
Book of Daniel
The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.
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B.
Thoughts, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Daniel
"Thoughts, Critical and Practical, on the Book of Daniel" is a 19th-century Seventh-day Adventist commentary by Uriah Smith that offers detailed prophetic interpretation and practical application of the biblical Book of Daniel.
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C.
Commentary on Ezekiel
Commentary on Ezekiel is a biblical exegesis by the early Christian scholar Jerome, offering a Latin theological and philological interpretation of the Book of Ezekiel.
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D.
Commentary on Isaiah
Commentary on Isaiah is a biblical exegesis by the early Christian scholar Jerome, offering a detailed Latin interpretation and theological analysis of the Book of Isaiah.
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E.
Book of Judith
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical Old Testament text that tells the story of a Jewish heroine who saves her people by beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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biblical commentary ⓘ early Christian exegetical work ⓘ patristic text ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage persecuted Christians
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explain prophetic symbolism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
literalist eschatology
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millenarian expectations ⓘ |
| author |
Hippolytus of Rome
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linked to:
Saint Hippolytus
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| biblicalCanonContext |
Old Testament
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linked to:
Christian Old Testament
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| citedIn |
histories of biblical interpretation
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studies of early Christian millenarianism ⓘ |
| dateWritten | circa 204 CE ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
apocalyptic themes
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eschatology ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| genre | commentary ⓘ |
| historicalContext | persecutions of Christians in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influenced | later Christian apocalyptic exegesis ⓘ |
| interprets |
Daniel 2
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linked to:
Dreams of Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 7 ⓘ Daniel 8 ⓘ Daniel 9 ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Daniel
Son of Man imagery ⓘ figure of the Antichrist ⓘ visions of four kingdoms ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
earliest surviving Christian commentary on Daniel
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early patristic interpretation of apocalyptic passages ⓘ historical-eschatological reading of Daniel ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Hippolytus of Rome ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Greek manuscript tradition
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later translations ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Refutation of All Heresies
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linked to:
Against Heresies
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
biblical studies
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patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Septuagint version of Daniel ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork | Book of Daniel ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
emphasis on imminent end-times
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identification of historical empires in Daniel’s visions ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | early Church Fathers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 3rd century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
historians of early Christian eschatology
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patristic scholars ⓘ |
| workType | continuous commentary on a biblical book ⓘ |
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