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. Daniels name means a judge is god bible dictionary, daniel. Ezekiel, habakkuk, jeremiah, and zephaniah were daniels prophetic contemporaries. Old testament bible quotations update on december 17, 2019 by pastor jack wellman daniel was a jew who lived in captivity, but because of his faith in god he met with success even while living in a foreign land. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. Named after its writer, daniels book is a product of his time in babylon as a jewish exile from israel. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history. 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.
Daniel 5 new international version niv the writing on the wall. According to the critical view, only 30 years after it was written, the book of daniel was received into the canon and carried to alexandria, approximately 300 miles away, and there translated into greek. The book of daniel portrays him as the babylonian king in the first year of whose reign daniel has his dream of the four great beasts which come up out of the sea. Stephen miller writes, according to the book, daniel wrote after the persian conquest of babylon and even served in the new administration. Intro to daniel biblica the international bible society.
Daniel s story can be found in the old testament in the book of daniel, but if he wrote the book there is. The second half of the book names as author a certain daniel who, according to. Besides the commentaries and other works mentioned in the article on the book of daniel, valuable information may be found in josephus and in payne smiths lectures on daniel. The prophecy culminates with the rule of gods kingdom. In fact, david only wrote about half of the psalms73 out of all 150, to be precise though the latin vulgate and septuagint credit a few more to him. Books of the bible list with the name of each book, the writer, place written, and time covered. The book of daniel does not contain an attribution or claim to authorship, but is nevertheless traditionally attributed to daniel, living during the entire period of the babylonian exile and in the early years of the persian period. Daniel wrote the book of daniel during the sixth century b. The book of daniel is often read for its contribution to our understanding of endtimes events, but sometimes christians have been so obsessed with this that we have missed its main message. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible. The prophet daniel is the author of this book see daniel 8. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his.
The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. 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 entire book is obviously the work of one writer. The book of daniel portrays him as the babylonian king in the first year of whose reign daniel has his dream of the four great beasts. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. Oct 12, 2018 psalms is the longest book of the bible see what the longest book actually is. Jul 08, 2016 if so, a second century date for daniel is impossible.
He would naturally have utilized the new language when appropriate. It claims to be the fruit of the ministry of a jewish captive named daniel who. It also describes the apocalyptic visions given by god, and reveals the events. I would like to hear comments from other readers on this subject. Named after its writer, daniel s book is a product of his time in babylon as a jewish exile from israel. Jan 02, 2020 daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar.
The book of daniel, originally written in hebrew and aramaic, is a book in both the hebrew bible and the christian old testament writer. In nt prophecy daniel is referred to more than any other ot book. 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. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. The book of daniel was likely written between 540 and 530 b. The genre of the book of daniel is narrative history, prophetic oracle, and it includes apocalyptic material. While still a young man, daniel travelled to babylon with a group of young israelite nobles, men of promise whom the conquering power felt could be of use in service daniel 1. Part of the section of the bible referred to as ketuvim the writings see the torah, it is an apocalyptic book, like the book of revelations in the new testament.
Some of the text is written in the first person, and after all, if the book is historically accurate, only daniel. The prophet ezekiel, who wrote his prophecy in babylon about the same time, mentioned three biblical figures in a row as men of righteousness, noah, daniel. The fourth chapter of daniel, i believe was written by king nebuchadnezzar himself. Jesus christ himself said that the book of daniel was written by daniel himself, and that he was a prophet. Learning who these writers were would give you a better understanding of the perspective of the book. Daniel s aramaic is closer to eastern aramaic rather than western aramaic much like that which is found in the elephantine papyri fifthcentury b. In todays excerpt from the most recent edition in the story of god bible commentary series, author wendy l. The authenticity of few books in the bible has been more. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. Named after its writer, daniels book is a product of his time in babylon as a jewish. If daniel is named as the one who received certain revelations, it follows that he must be the author of the whole book. Because the book of daniel contains so many detailed prophecies of things that happened centuries later, some skeptics have suggested that it is a fraud, written much later in history.
This article will seek to refute the view that the book of daniel was written in the. Daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. Moreover, it contains more fulfilled prophecies than any other book in the bible daniel. Greek hagiographa, the third division of the hebrew bible, or old testament.
Book of daniel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daniel 5 the writing on the wall king bible gateway. Book of daniel read, study bible verses online bible study tools. The book divides into two parts, a set of six court tales in chapters 16 written mostly in aramaic, followed by four apocalyptic visions in chapters. It is no accident that the three most attacked books of the bible are also the. Therefore the book purports to have been written in the sixth century before christ. Bible believers believe that god wrote the bible using human writers. The book says that daniel is its writer in several places, such as 9. The writer of this chapter is nebuchadnezzar himself.
Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from their enemies, so. The book of daniel niv audio bible non dramatized youtube. The book of daniel thus provides an overview of prophecy regarding these empires unmatched in any other old testament book. The bible book of daniel foretells the rise and fall of world powers from babylon until the time of the end. Interesting facts about daniel barnes bible charts meaning. I will first list the name of the commonly accepted author. Whether or not daniel wrote any of the books in the bible is often argued among scholars. Daniels story can be found in the old testament in the book of daniel, but if he wrote the book there is.