He was one of the most popular lay preachers and Christian apologists of
his day: Sir Robert Anderson devoutly believed that the Bible was the
inerrant word of God, and in this popular 1881 book-a companion to his
Daniel in the Critics' Den-he mounts a defense of the prophetic Old
Testament Book of Daniel, an early example of apocalyptic philosophy in
Christianity. Students of the Bible will appreciate this historically
valuable attempt to set straight the many controversies surrounding
Daniel regarding its authorship and even the date of its writing. And
anyone interested in the apocalyptic fervor of modern-day fundamentalist
Christianity will find this an instructive and enlightening read. While
at Scotland Yard, Irish police official and religious scholar SIR ROBERT
ANDERSON (1841-1918) helped investigate the Jack the Ripper murders, but
he is best remembered for his works of Bible study, including Forgotten
Truths and The Silence of God.