An ancient pious scribe describes in apocalyptic visions, the history of the conflict between Judea and Antiochus Epiphanes, but fails to dream that the Maccabees, a political group of guerrilla fighters, will win.This doesn't seem to be a new essay, but I haven't linked to it before.
For more on Daniel chapter 11, see the posts here and here, which link to Phil Longs posts at Reading Acts, along with my commentary and links.
For more on the Seleucid dynasty, with special attention to their coins and with many cross-references to Daniel 11, see here and here and links. For the Ptolemaic dynasty likewise, see here and links.
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