Sir Robert Anderson's commentary on the Book of Daniel is his most famous and respected work of Biblical narrative. This edition contains the author's notes, his appendices and the chronological tables. Anderson begins his investigation with a description of Daniel's era, wherein the Jewish peoples were pit against the Egyptian Pharaoh and other adversaries. The various prophetic visions and the sequence in which each occurred is established by Anderson, whose methodical and thorough inspection of the scripture ensures that readers arrive at an excellent understanding of the subject. As one of the first policeman to ever apply his profession's methods to the Bible, Anderson takes us through the history of the scripture step by step. The various parts of the Book of Daniel, such as his vision by the River of Ulai, is cross-referenced with the New Testament.