Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists

Daniel 8," in Sanctuary and Atonement, pp.
203-208; Niels-Erik Andreasen, "Translation of
Nisdaq/Katharisthesetai in Daniel 8:14," in
Symposium on Daniel, pp. 475-496; Maxwell,
God Cares, vol. 1, p. 175; "Christ and His High
Priestly Ministry," Ministry, October 1980, pp.
34, 35.
37. Some have interpreted the "2300 eveningsmornings"
as only 1150 literal days (e.g.,
TEV). But this is contrary to Hebrew usage.
Carl F. Keil, editor of the Keil and Delitzsch
commentary, wrote: "When the Hebrews wish
to express separately day and night, the
component parts of a day of a week, then the
number of both is expressed. They say, e.g., 40
days and 40 nights (Gen. 7:4, 12; Ex. 24:18; 1
Kings 19:8), and three days and three nights
(Jonah 2:1; Matt. 12:40), but not 80 or six daysand-nights,
when they wish to speak of 40 or
three full days. A Hebrew reader could not
possibly understand the period of time 2300
evening-mornings of 2300 half days or 1150
whole days, because evening and morning at
the creation constituted not the half but the
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