The Church Fathers · c. 204
Commentary on Daniel
Hippolytus of Rome · c. 170–c. 235
What it is
A verse-by-verse exposition written during persecution, arguing from the four kingdoms that the end is not as near as the excited were claiming, and dwelling on Susanna as a figure of the church.
Why it lasted
The oldest surviving Christian biblical commentary of any kind.
Scripture it works from
Where to read it
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