Daniel: Staying Strong in a Hostile World

This is a great resource for personal study or group study. At the back of the book there is a leader's guide which I thought was well written. I also appreciated the note to the leaders which reminds them that each group is unique so it is useful to adapt the study to the individual group.
At the beginning of the book, there is a section for why it is important to study Daniel and then a timeline which visually allows the reader to understand where Daniel falls in the larger timeline. This was one of my favorite parts of ...the book and is memorable.
I also appreciated the dictionary section in each section which defines some words that may not commonly be understood but are important such as Ancient of Days and adversaries. I feel that having the dictionary section can invite people to ask questions about meanings of words they may not understand instead of skipping the word altogether.
There are some pieces that are labeled optional such as exploring more and getting personal. I thought these were useful and wish they were not labeled as optional but maybe a shorter and longer study. I highly recommend doing the optional pieces if you are going through this as I think it will help you get the most from the study!
Overall this is a great resource for those wanting to study Daniel!

I serve on the women’s Bible study team at our church, so I’m always looking for good Bible study resources. These Good Book guides check all the right boxes. The “Investigate”questions help students to observe and think critically about the text. They’re deep enough so that you can understand the passage, but not overly intimidating or academic. The “apply” questions help students to make connections between the text and their own hearts and lives. The “Dictionary” vocab words sprinkled throughout the study are also nice.

There are a few optional sections. The “Getting Personal” questions are great for personal reflection and may be good discussion questions for groups that have an established rapport. The “Explore More” section allows eager students to dig even deeper into related Biblical texts.

The “Talkabout” question serves as an icebreaker for group discussions, and the leader guide which includes answers to the questions and helpful notes is incredibly valuable for Bible study leaders and facilitators. One of my fellow Bible study team members pointed out that because the leader guide is printed within the study, the participants also have all the answers at their fingertips. Some might find this problematic, but I personally don’t see it as a problem. As a participant, I think I would appreciate the “safety net” of having the answers—especially if I ever had to miss the group discussion.

I am going through the Daniel guide right now on my own, and it has made an intimidating book of the Bible feel accessible!

Overall, I’m grateful for this resource and definitely hope to use it in my personal study and our local church context.

I write on behalf of the home group that I act as co-ordinator for to say we have recently followed studies on Ruth as well as Daniel. These have been new resources for our group and we have found them stimulating and encouraging. We have learned a great deal from both as they have encouraged us to look more closely at Old Testament history as part of our studies which has enriched our times together. We will definitely be using more of these in future.