Greek Daniel

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Greek Daniel is the expanded Greek version of the biblical Book of Daniel that includes additional deuterocanonical stories and legends not found in the traditional Hebrew text.

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Greek Daniel canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical text
version of the Book of Daniel
associatedWithLanguageVersion Old Greek version of Daniel
Theodotion’s Greek version of Daniel
basedOn Book of Daniel
containsCharacter Azariah
Bel
Daniel
Hananiah
linked to: Azariah

Mishael
Susanna
the dragon in Bel and the Dragon
containsSection expanded chapter 3 with Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Youths
narrative of Bel and the Dragon as a separate story
narrative of Susanna as a separate story
differsFrom Masoretic Text of Daniel
linked to: Masoretic Text
genre apocalyptic literature
wisdom literature
hasAdditionalContentComparedTo Hebrew Book of Daniel
linked to: Book of Daniel
hasCanonicalStatus apocryphal in most Protestant traditions
deuterocanonical in Catholic tradition
deuterocanonical in Eastern Orthodox tradition
hasInfluenceOn Christian art
Christian hymnody
Christian liturgy
hasLanguage Koine Greek
hasPart Bel and the Dragon
Prayer of Azariah
Song of the Three Youths
Susanna
hasTheme critique of idolatry
divine deliverance
divine justice
faithfulness under persecution
includedIn Septuagint
narrativeSetting Babylonian exile
Persian period
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
omittedOrShortenedIn many Protestant Bibles
recognizedAsScriptureBy Council of Trent for the Catholic Church
linked to: Council of Trent
religiousTradition Christianity
Hellenistic Judaism
linked to: Hellenistic Jews
scripturalCollection Deuterocanonical books
Old Testament (in Christian canons that accept deuterocanon)
textualTradition Septuagint textual tradition
usedBy Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

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Bel and the Dragon partOf Greek Daniel