Much of the book is even written in aramaic, the language that was spoken in babylonia during the seventy years of exile following the destruction of the first beit hamikdash. Daniels parents chose a hebrew name for their son meaning god is my judge, testifying of their faith in the one, true god. The prophet ezekiel, who wrote his prophecy in babylon about the same time, mentioned. It is a book in the writings section of hebrew scriptures called the old testament by christians. Hebrew ot transliteration holy name kjv daniyel daniel.
Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. The hebrew bible is organized into three main sections. Divisions and contents 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. He carried these off to the land of shinar, a to the house of his god, where he put them into the treasury. This summary of the book of daniel provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of daniel. Summary of the book of daniel the story of the bible. The aramaic provided a perfect chiasm to the parallel hebrew portions of the text. 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. Book of daniel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The linear bible code english, hebrew and aramaic edition mahler, gustav on. 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.
For instance, a signer of nehemiahs covenant in 444 b. 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 has been called the apocalypse of the old testament. In both the hebrew and greek canons the book is titled after its main character, daniel. The book of daniel, also called the prophecy 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. 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 greek version also adds a long prayer, numbered in the nab and the greek, 3.
Old testament hebrewenglish holy name king james version with strongs numbers. In nt prophecy daniel is referred to more than any other ot book. 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. The aramaic in the book of daniel has two purposes. Daniel 1, new international version niv the bible app. Daniel, book of holman bible dictionary bible dictionary. 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. Although it stands as the last of the major prophets in the english bible, this book appears in the hebrew ot which consists of the law, prophets, and writings as one of the writings. The book of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. Bible scholars believe that each week represents 7 years and so it refers to 490 years, 70 times 7 years.
At a minimum, daniel would be at least 82 years old when that occurred. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. The hebrew canon contains 24 books, one for each of the scrolls on which these works were written in ancient times. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. In the hebrew bible, and in most recent protestant versions, the book of daniel is limited to its protocanonical portions.
Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon bible gateway. 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. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his. Daniel is the story of the people of israel in exile, longing to return to the land of israel. These three sections constitute the divisions of the book of daniel. These he carried off to the temple of his god in babylonia and put in the. Jesus warned his disciples about coming events when he talked about the abomination that causes desolation, spoken of through the prophet daniel. 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.
Daniel is a hebrew name meaning god is my judge international standard bible encyclopedia, daniel. The book of daniel heavily influenced the gospels references to the son of man and to the angel gabriel. Persons named daniel god has judged are mentioned in babylonian records and in the bible elsewhere. The book was probably completed shortly after cyrus captured babylon in 539 contents. The book of daniel stands as a unique mix in the old testament, for while it begins with history, it makes a strong transition at chapter 7, where it contains visions of future events significant to the jews. In chapter 9 daniel tells of 70 weeks that were about the future. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history. List of books in the hebrew bible believers portal. 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. Moreover, it contains more fulfilled prophecies than any other book in the bible daniel. From the book, they have derived beliefs concerning the end of the world and battle of armageddon. The book of daniel in the hebrew scriptures old testament. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon.
The book says that daniel is its writer in several places, such as 9. Daniel 3 niv bible king nebuchadnezzar made an image of. 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. Greek hagiographa, the third division of the hebrew bible, or old testament. Although there are two other men named daniel in the biblea son of david 1 chronicles 3.
The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Daniel and his friendsshadrach, meshach, and abednegohave to navigate between the demands nebuchadnezzar is putting on them and. 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. The hebrew scriptures were probably originally canonized into a twofold division. Study guide for daniel by chuck smith blue letter bible. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon in the bible. The book opens with the exile of daniel and his contemporaries from the holy land to babylonia. The book of daniel thus provides an overview of prophecy regarding these empires unmatched in any other old testament book. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. It is particularly important to conservative christians because of its apocalyptic content. The holy bible book 27 daniel kjv dramatized audio. Old testament hebrew english holy name king james version with strongs numbers.
The linear bible code english, hebrew and aramaic edition. After an introductory chapter in hebrew, daniel switches to aramaic in chapter 27. 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. 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. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem.
Many things that daniel saw are later mentioned in the new testament book of revelation. It is often referred to as the tanakh, a word combining the first letter from. This is the holy book of daniel, known simply as the book of daniel. In the hebrew bible, it is found in the ketuvim writings, while in christian bibles it is grouped with the major prophets. First, there are two chiasms in the book of daniel. Daniel fits into the bible in an interesting way, too. 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. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. The book implies that daniel was its author in several passages, such as 9. The book of daniel provides the first references to michael and gabriel as named angels in the hebrew bibleold testament.