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.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Additions to Daniel | 2 |
| Book of Daniel (indirectly, via Belshazzar) | 1 |
| Book of Daniel, chapter 5 | 1 |
| Prayer of Azariah | 1 |
| Septuagint Daniel | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ Meshach ⓘ
surface form:
Shadrach
|
| 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 and Song of the Three Holy Children ⓘ
surface form:
Prayer of Azariah
Song of the Three Holy Youths ⓘ
surface form:
Song of the Three Young Men
Susanna ⓘ |
| influenced |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
Christian eschatology ⓘ Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setIn |
Babylonian exile
ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Medo-Persian period
|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Additions to Daniel
this entity surface form:
Prayer of Azariah
this entity surface form:
Additions to Daniel
this entity surface form:
Book of Daniel, chapter 5
this entity surface form:
Book of Daniel (indirectly, via Belshazzar)
this entity surface form:
Septuagint Daniel