Dan. 5:2, within the Aramaic portion of Daniel, has always been taken to refer to the king, his nobles, his wives, and his concubines, but a fresh look at the Aramaic and its context suggests that the last were female officials, not concubines. Dr. Aubrey Buster , who has been with us before, is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College . Her publications include Remembering the Story of Israel: Historical Summaries and Memory Formation in Second Temple Judaism . She and John Walton are co-authoring a major commentary on Daniel (NICOT). The first volume on Daniel 1-6 is due out soon. Check out related programs at Wheaton College: B.A. in Classical Languages (Greek, Latin, Hebrew): https://bit.ly/4m02lJy M.A. in Biblical Exegesis: https://bit.ly/4jUhz0K
