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Why Did Daniel And His Friends Refuse The King's Food And Wine, Sung Jae Park
Why Did Daniel And His Friends Refuse The King's Food And Wine, Sung Jae Park
Master's Theses
Problem
The first chapter of Daniel contains a well-known story of Daniel and his three friends' refusal to eat the king's food and wine. To the casual reader, this story may not solicit any probing questions as to the rationale for their decision. However, commentators of the book of Daniel have long been puzzled over this. The purpose of this study is to raise this question and propose a rationale for Daniel and his three friends' refusal of the king's food and wine.
Method
This study will encompass the entire first chapter of Daniel. Although the entire chapter will be …