Aramaic was the official language of the babylonians and persians. A large part of the book is written in aramaic chapters 2. Study guide for daniel by chuck smith blue letter bible. His jewish new testament, which has been incorporated into the complete jewish bible, is the basis for its companion volume, the jewish new testament commentary. A noble jewish youth of jerusalem, he is taken into captivity by nebuchadnezzar of babylon and serves the king.
Di lella, professor of old testament, and the late louis f. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording of the. When the book of daniel is examined for content and literary character, it falls naturally into two roughly equal parts which may be designated daniel a. The description of daniel and his three young friends receiving their pagan names is in the very first chapter of the book of daniel. Although there are two other men named daniel in the biblea son of david 1 chronicles 3. List of books in the hebrew bible believers portal. From the book, they have derived beliefs concerning the end of the world and battle of armageddon. In the septuagint, the vulgate, and many other ancient and modern translations of the bible, it comprises both its proto and its deuterocanonical parts, both of which have an equal right to be considered as inspired, and to be included in a treatment of the book of daniel. It consists of excerpts from the former book selected for christians to whom the jewishness of the gospel is an unfamiliar idea. It is a book in the writings section of hebrew scriptures called the old testament by christians. The book of daniel, originally written in hebrew and aramaic, is a book in both the hebrew bible and the christian old testament writer. It is particularly important to conservative christians because of its apocalyptic content. This is, in my opinion, the best and most beautiful recording of.
Daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. 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. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. 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. However, the hebrew names of all four are actually used throughout the entire book at various times. Book of daniel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In the hebrew bible the book of daniel does not belong to the prophets but to the writings hebr. The book of daniel thus provides an overview of prophecy regarding these empires unmatched in any other old testament book.
This book is ranked by the jews in that division of their bible called the hagiographa hebrew. Background a little background on the book of daniel itself may be helpful. Christians put dan in with the books by and about the prophets, but the hebrew bible places his book in with the writings, alongside works like esther and the song of solomon. 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. Oct 23, 2012 this is the holy book of daniel, known simply as the book of daniel. 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. The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. Daniel is a hebrew name meaning god is my judge international standard bible encyclopedia, daniel. In the hebrew bible, and in most recent protestant versions, the book of daniel is limited to its protocanonical portions. Daniel fits into the bible in an interesting way, too. Hebrew bible, collection of writings that was first compiled and preserved as the sacred books of the jewish people. 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. This book takes its name not from the author, who is actually unknown, but from its hero, who was allegedly among the first jews deported to babylon, where he lived at least until 538 b.
Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. This volume on the book of daniel has been prepared by two distinguished biblical scholars from the faculty of the catholic university of america. Daniel 3 new international version niv the image of gold and the blazing furnace. We know that the book of daniel has come to us by god as a mixture of hebrew and aramaic chapters. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his. Tanakh jewish bible 24 books21 books in bold are part of the ketuvim protestant old testament 39 books catholic old testament 46 books eastern orthodox old testament 51 books original language torah pentateuch or the five books of moses bereishit genesis genesis genesis hebrew shemot exodus exodus exodus hebrew vayikra leviticus leviticus leviticus hebrew bamidbar numbers numbers. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. Jul 27, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. 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. There is uncertainty as to when the story may have taken place, but most scholars contend that its stories occurred in the second century bce. Daniel, book of holman bible dictionary bible dictionary. List of books and articles about book of daniel online. The book of daniel is the apocalyptic book of the hebrew bible.
The book of daniel in the hebrew scriptures old testament. Revelation is the final book in the christian scriptures. And in fact the book of revelation is largely a christian interpretation of the. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. The book is written in a mixture of hebrew and aramaic. 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. We know that daniel is a hebrew versed in the hebrew language. The book says that daniel is its writer in several places, such as 9. 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. 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. Daniels parents chose a hebrew name for their son meaning god is my judge, testifying of their faith in the one, true god.
In nt prophecy daniel is referred to more than any other ot book. Apocalyptic writings in the hebrew and christian scriptures. When the book of daniel is examined for content and literary character, it falls naturally into two roughly equal parts which may be designated daniel a and daniel b. Daniel was popular in jewish and christian literature, where he was seen as a prophet and a model of jewish faith in a pagan world. Twopage spread from johannes gutenbergs 42line bible, c. Moreover, it contains more fulfilled prophecies than any other book in the bible daniel. 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 nebuchadnezzar who died in 562 b. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history. This book discusses jewish issues raised in the new. Daniel 3 niv the image of gold and the blazing bible gateway.
And this daniel prospered during the reign of darius and during the reign of cyrus the persian. The first part, consisting of the first six chapters, is chiefly historical. The book of daniel the anchor yale bible commentaries. Further evidence of the book s 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. This is the holy book of daniel, known simply as the book of daniel. Old testament hebrew english holy name king james version with strongs numbers. It is the account of gods dealing with the jews as his chosen people, who collectively called themselves israel. It also constitutes a large portion of the christian bible. The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite. The book of daniel, one of the volumes of the bible, is found in the section of scriptures. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. We know that the chapters of the prophecy are in aramaic.
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