Daniel
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Daniel is a biblical book in the Old Testament that recounts the visions and experiences of the prophet Daniel, emphasizing themes of faithfulness and divine sovereignty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daniel canonical | 30 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament book
ⓘ
biblical book ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Belshazzar
ⓘ
Cyrus the Great ⓘ Darius the Mede ⓘ Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Catholicism
ⓘ
canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ canonical in Judaism ⓘ canonical in Protestantism ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Belshazzar’s Feast
ⓘ
surface form:
Belshazzars feast and the writing on the wall
Daniel in the lions den ⓘ Nebuchadnezzars dream of the statue ⓘ Shadrach Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace ⓘ |
| containsVision |
four beasts
ⓘ
man clothed in linen ⓘ seventy weeks prophecy ⓘ the ram and the goat ⓘ |
| divisionInChristianOldTestament | Prophets ⓘ |
| divisionInHebrewBible | Ketuvim ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Gods control over history
ⓘ
judgment of arrogant kingdoms ⓘ reward for faithfulness ⓘ |
| genre |
apocalyptic literature
ⓘ
court narrative ⓘ |
| hasSection |
apocalyptic visions
ⓘ
court tales ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
Christian eschatology ⓘ Jewish apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| language |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Daniel self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Babylonian exile
ⓘ
Persian period ⓘ |
| theme |
divine sovereignty
ⓘ
eschatological hope ⓘ faithfulness to God ⓘ perseverance under persecution ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Daniel ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book of Daniel
subject surface form:
Belshazzar