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This paper will defend the thesis that Antiochus IV Epiphanies deserves a minimal role in the prophetic sections of Daniel 7-12. In order to support this thesis, our study will draw from ancient and modern historical sources to adequately evaluate the events described during his reign. Due to lack of space, this paper will not give an exhaustive account of the life of Antiochus IV but will focus mainly on the events described in the book of 1 and 2 Maccabees which consequently have been read into the book of Daniel by historical-critical scholars. After we briefly look through the historical context of the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanies, we will then proceed to a grammatical and literary analysis of the main passages in Daniel where he has been read. These passages will be drawn mainly from the prophetic section of Daniel 7-12. Thus through a historicist method of interpretation, this paper aims to show based on a historical study of the life of Antiochus IV Epiphanies, and a grammatical and literary study of the prophecies in Daniel 7-12 that Antiochus IV cannot be the major adversary described in these prophecies.
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