Gregory Goswell, A Commentary on Daniel (Kregel Exegetical Library)

Goswell, Gregory. A Commentary on The Book of Daniel. Kregel Exegetical Library; Grand Rapids, Mich.: Kregel, 2026. 510 pp. Hb; $57.99. Link to Kregel AcademicGregory Goswell (PhD, University of Sydney) is an Honorary Research Fellow of Christ College Sydney and Adjunct Lecturer in Biblical Studies (Old Testament). He is an ordained Presbyterian minister (PCA) and has published over one hundred peer-reviewed journal articles (including many on the shape of the canon), and several books, including Text and Paratext: Book Order, Title, and Division as Keys to Biblical Interpretation (Lexham, 2023, reviewed here) and co-authored with Andreas Köstenberger, Biblical Theology: A Canonical, Thematic, and Ethical Approach (Crossway, 2023).Goswell states from the very beginning of the book that Daniel announces a “strong assertion of God’s central control of history,” and as such, it contributes to a “robust Christian worldview” (13-14). His interest in canon and canon arrangement is clear from his preface. He does not think the four kingdoms in Daniel 2 and 7 refer to specific kingdoms, and he resists interpreting the “seventy sevens” in Daniel 9 as a specific 490-year period. In addition,...