Strictly speaking, the book does not belong to the prophetic writings but rather to a distinctive type of literature known as apocalyptic, of which it is an early specimen. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history. Daniel was placed in the writings section of the hebrew bible but is located among the prophets in the septuagint as well as catholic and orthodox christian. Encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from antisemitism to zionism. Book of daniel bible study mike mazzalongo bibletalk. Daniels parents chose a hebrew name for their son meaning god is my judge, testifying of their faith in the one, true god.
The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that longrange predictive prophecy is impossible. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Daniel in the context of the hebrew bible studies in biblical. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his. Daniel, book of, a book of the third division of the hebrew bible, the hagiographa, named for a man daniel whose fortunes and predictions are the subject of the book divisions and contents. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. The book of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings, the third section of the jewish canon, but placed among the prophets in the christian canon. Book of daniel oxford research encyclopedia of religion. A noble jewish youth of jerusalem, he is taken into captivity by nebuchadnezzar of babylon and serves the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the persian conqueror cyrus, all the while remaining true. The present volume argues that the primary context for the book is the composition of the hebrew bible as a whole.
Entry for daniel, book of holman bible dictionary one of 28 bible dictionaries freely available, this readable and easy to use dictionary takes advantage of the finest modern bible scholarship. A noble jewish youth of jerusalem, he is taken into captivity by nebuchadnezzar of babylon and serves the king. Daniel, book of, a book of the third division of the hebrew bible, the hagiographa, named for a man daniel whose fortunes and predictions are the subject of. In the hebrew bible, it is found in the ketuvim writings, while in christian bibles it is grouped with the major prophets. Further evidence of the books date is in the fact that daniel is excluded from the hebrew bible s canon of the prophets, which was closed around 200 bc, and the wisdom of sirach, a work dating from around 180 bc, draws on almost every book of the old testament except daniel, leading scholars to suppose that its author was unaware of it. Book of daniel read, study bible verses online bible study tools. The book of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings, the. The hero of the book of daniel in the ketuvim section of the bible is one of the jews exiled in babylonia, a soothsayer at the babylonian court under.
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