Book of Daniel

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The Book of Daniel is a biblical text combining court tales and apocalyptic visions that portrays the faithfulness of Daniel in exile and offers symbolic prophecies about future kingdoms and divine deliverance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament book
apocalyptic literature
biblical book
prophetic book
canonicalStatusInCatholicism includes deuterocanonical additions
canonicalStatusInJudaism part of Writings (Ketuvim)
canonicalStatusInProtestantism major prophetic book
centralCharacter Daniel
centralTheme divine deliverance
divine sovereignty over kingdoms
faithfulness in exile
containsSection apocalyptic visions
court tales
featuresCharacter Abednego
Belshazzar
Darius the Mede
Meshach
Nebuchadnezzar II
Shadrach
linked to: Meshach
featuresEvent fiery furnace
lion's den
genre apocalypse
narrative
hasVision four beasts
ram and goat
seventy weeks prophecy
statue of four metals
includesText Bel and the Dragon
Prayer of Azariah
Song of the Three Young Men
Susanna
influenced Book of Revelation
Christian eschatology
Jewish apocalyptic literature
language Aramaic
Hebrew
partOf Christian Old Testament
linked to: Bible

Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
setIn Babylonian exile
Medo-Persian period
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
symbolism Ancient of Days
Son of Man
beasts representing kingdoms
theme God's control of history
perseverance under persecution
vindication of the righteous
traditionallyAttributedTo Daniel

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Prophetic Books hasPart Book of Daniel
Belshazzar’s Feast inspiredBy Book of Daniel
Son of Man appearsIn Book of Daniel
Eastern Orthodox canon includesBook Prayer of Azariah
linked to: Book of Daniel
Tanakh contains Book of Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar II mentionedIn Book of Daniel
Aramaic usedIn Book of Daniel
Douay–Rheims Bible includesBook Additions to Daniel
linked to: Book of Daniel
Belshazzar mentionedIn Book of Daniel
Belshazzar mentionedIn Book of Daniel, chapter 5
linked to: Book of Daniel
Babylon mentionedIn Book of Daniel
bar enash scripturalContext Book of Daniel
Roman Catholic biblical canon includesDeuterocanonicalAdditions Additions to Daniel
linked to: Book of Daniel
Bel and the Dragon partOf Book of Daniel
Bel and the Dragon partOf Septuagint Daniel
linked to: Book of Daniel
Susanna partOf Book of Daniel
Ancient of Days primarySource Book of Daniel
Orit contains Book of Daniel
Saint Michael appearsIn Book of Daniel
Books of the Maccabees relatedWork Book of Daniel
Jehoiakim mentionedIn Book of Daniel
Fall of Babylon (539 BCE) referencedIn Book of Daniel
Nabonidus mentionedIn Book of Daniel (indirectly, via Belshazzar)
linked to: Book of Daniel
Susa mentionedIn Book of Daniel
Antiochus IV Epiphanes mentionedIn Book of Daniel
Daniel scriptureAppearance Book of Daniel
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children biblicalBookContext Book of Daniel chapter 3
linked to: Book of Daniel
Major Prophets hasMember Book of Daniel
Deuterocanonical books contains Additions to Daniel
linked to: Book of Daniel
Meshach mentionedIn Book of Daniel
Darius the Mede mentionedIn Book of Daniel
Darius the Mede appearsIn Daniel 5
linked to: Book of Daniel
Abednego appearsInBook Book of Daniel
Daniel in the lions' den partOf Book of Daniel
subject linked to: Daniel in the lions den
Daniel in the lions' den foundInBook Book of Daniel chapter 6
subject linked to: Daniel in the lions den
linked to: Book of Daniel
Mashiach isMentionedIn Book of Daniel
Greek Daniel basedOn Book of Daniel
Greek Daniel hasAdditionalContentComparedTo Hebrew Book of Daniel
linked to: Book of Daniel
Belšar-uṣur knownFrom Book of Daniel
Belšar-uṣur appearsIn Daniel 5
linked to: Book of Daniel
Belshazzar basedOn Book of Daniel
Belshazzar’s Feast inspiredBy Book of Daniel, chapter 5
linked to: Book of Daniel
Belshazzar’s Feast (John Martin painting) basedOn Book of Daniel
Benedicite associatedWith Book of Daniel
Shadrach appearsIn Book of Daniel
Baltasar mentionedIn Book of Daniel
Baltasar hasBiblicalConnection Book of Daniel