Book of Daniel

This article is about the Biblical book. For the novel by E. L. Doctorow, see The Book of Daniel (novel).

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E. L. Doctorow - The Book of Daniel (novel)

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The Book of Daniel, written in Hebrew and Aramaic, and revolving around the Jewish prophet Daniel, is a book of the Tanakh, in the section known as the Ketuvim (Hagiographa, or the "Writings"), in the Christian Old Testament. Daniel was considered a prophet at Qumran (4Q174 ) and later by Josephus (Antiquity of the Jews 10.11.7 §266) and the author (the "Pseudo-Philo") of Liber antiquitatum biblicarum (L.A.B. 4.6, 8), and was grouped among the prophets in the Septuagint, the Jewish Greek Old Testament, and by Christians, who place the book among the prophets. However, Daniel is not currently (see "Influence of Daniel," below) included by the Jews in the section of the prophets, the Nebiim. The book has two distinct parts, a series of narratives and four apocalyptic visions. The dating and composition of Daniel has been a matter of great debate due to the implications that can be drawn from its putatively prophetic visions.

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Jew - Daniel - Tanakh - Ketuvim - Old Testament - Qumran - Josephus - Pseudo-Philo - Septuagint - Nebiim

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