Detriot Baptist Theological Seminary

Tanner’s volume is the first major evangelical commentary on Daniel in nearly fifteen years (since Steinmann, 2008) and the first new commentary on the book from a dispensational perspective in over thirty-five years ... Two strengths of the commentary merit mention. First, in the introduction Tanner ably addresses objections—historical, linguistic, theological, and literary—to the traditional date and authorship of Daniel, a section comprising thirty pages ... Second, Tanner thoroughly treats the manifold interpretive issues surrounding Daniel 9:24–27, in a section spanning seventy-two pages. There are few weaknesses in the commentary, relating mostly to format rather than content: an unfortunate typesetting problem obscures a chart on p. 764. The textual criticism notes are keyed to terms in the original text, but the original text has been left out, making it difficult to follow the argument. The lack of indentation in the footnotes makes them hard to distinguish. Some readers will quibble over Tanner’s non-Reformed soteriology that shows through at times. Additionally, some might wish for an expansion of his biblical theology correlations. On the whole, however, this reviewer highly commends the volume to readers. Tanner’s commentary notches first place in the recently updated (2022) DBTS recommended booklist for commentaries on Daniel and warrants a place on the bookshelf of every pastor, seminary student, or other believer who desires to enhance his grasp of this highly significant prophetical book.