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
Azariah
surface form: Hananiah

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
surface form: Masoretic Text of Daniel
genre apocalyptic literature
wisdom literature
hasAdditionalContentComparedTo Book of Daniel
surface form: Hebrew Book of Daniel
hasCanonicalStatus apocryphal in most Protestant traditions
deuterocanonical in Catholic tradition
deuterocanonical in Eastern Orthodox tradition
hasInfluenceOn Christian iconography
surface form: Christian art

Christian hymnody
Christian liturgy
hasLanguage Koine Greek
hasPart Bel and the Dragon
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children
surface form: Prayer of Azariah

Song of the Three Holy Youths
surface form: Song of the Three Youths

Susanna
hasTheme critique of idolatry
divine deliverance
divine justice
faithfulness under persecution
includedIn Septuagint
narrativeSetting Babylonian exile
Achaemenid Empire
surface form: Persian period
omittedOrShortenedIn many Protestant Bibles
recognizedAsScriptureBy Council of Trent
surface form: Council of Trent for the Catholic Church
religiousTradition Christianity
Hellenistic Jews
surface form: Hellenistic Judaism
scripturalCollection Deuterocanonical books
Christian biblical canon
surface form: Old Testament (in Christian canons that accept deuterocanon)
textualTradition Septuagint textual tradition
usedBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

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Bel and the Dragon partOf Greek Daniel