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
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apocalyptic literature ⓘ biblical book ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInCatholicism | includes deuterocanonical additions ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInJudaism | part of Writings (Ketuvim) ⓘ |
| canonicalStatusInProtestantism | major prophetic book ⓘ |
| centralCharacter | Daniel ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
divine deliverance
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divine sovereignty over kingdoms ⓘ faithfulness in exile ⓘ |
| containsSection |
apocalyptic visions
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court tales ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Abednego
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Belshazzar ⓘ Darius the Mede ⓘ Meshach ⓘ Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ Meshach ⓘ
surface form:
Shadrach
|
| featuresEvent |
fiery furnace
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lion's den ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalypse
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narrative ⓘ |
| hasVision |
four beasts
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ram and goat ⓘ seventy weeks prophecy ⓘ statue of four metals ⓘ |
| includesText |
Bel and the Dragon
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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
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Christian eschatology ⓘ Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
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surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| setIn |
Babylonian exile
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Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Medo-Persian period
|
| symbolism |
Ancient of Days
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Son of Man ⓘ beasts representing kingdoms ⓘ |
| theme |
God's control of history
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perseverance under persecution ⓘ vindication of the righteous ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Daniel ⓘ |
Referenced by (76)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prayer of Azariah
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Additions to Daniel
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Book of Daniel, chapter 5
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Additions to Daniel
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Septuagint Daniel
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Book of Daniel (indirectly, via Belshazzar)
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Book of Daniel chapter 3
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Additions to Daniel
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Daniel 5
subject surface form:
Daniel in the lions' den
subject surface form:
Daniel in the lions' den
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Book of Daniel chapter 6
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Hebrew Book of Daniel
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Daniel 5
subject surface form:
Belshazzar
subject surface form:
Belshazzar’s Feast
this entity surface form:
Book of Daniel, chapter 5
subject surface form:
Belshazzar’s Feast (John Martin painting)