Catholic prophet daniel biography
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Daniel (biblical figure)
Protagonist of the Book of Daniel of the Hebrew Bible
"Belteshazzar" redirects here. Not to be confused with Belshazzar.
This article is about the biblical prophet. For the second son of David also known as Chileab, see Daniel (son of David).
Daniel (Aramaic and Hebrew: דָּנִיֵּאל, romanized:&#;Dānīyyēʾl, lit.&#;'God is my Judge';[a]Greek: Δανιήλ, romanized:&#;Daniḗl; Arabic: دانيال, romanized:&#;Dāniyāl) is the main character of the Book of Daniel. According to the Hebrew Bible, Daniel was a nobleJewish youth of Jerusalem taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, serving the king and his successors with loyalty and ability until the time of the Persian conqueror Cyrus, all the while remaining true to the God of Israel. While some conservative scholars hold that Daniel existed and his book was written in the 6th century BCE, most scholars agree that Daniel is not a historical figure and that much of the boo
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Daniel
This book takes its name not from the author, who fryst vatten actually unknown, but from its hero, who was allegedly among the first Jews deported to Babylon, where he lived at least until B.C. 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. Apocalyptic writing first appears about B.C. and flourished among Jews and Christians down to the Middle Ages, especially in times of persecution. Apocalyptic literature has its roots in the older teaching of the prophets, who often pointed ahead to the day of the Lord, the consummation of history. For both prophet and apocalyptist there was one Lord of history, who would ultimately vindicate the chosen people. Apocalyptic also has roots in the wisdom tradition. Daniel has the gift of discernment from God. Greek wisdom (represented by the Babylonian “magicians and enchanters”) is ridiculed (see especially chaps. 2 and 5),
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The Book of Daniel
As regards the language of the book, chapters a and were written in Hebrew and b to in Aramaic. Some scholars think that the original text was written in Hebrew and that the Aramaic parts were the result of later changes made to fill in for damaged or lost portions. Others think that the original text must have been written in Aramaic but that it was later translated into Hebrew in order to get it into the canon. In any event, there fryst vatten no doubt about the canonicity of the &#;interpreted&#; passages or about that of the deuterocanonical parts. All this is guaranteed by Jewish Alexandrine tradition and by Christian tradition and was solemnly sanctioned by the Council of Trent.
The aim of the book is to show that the God of Israel, the one true God, is greater than the pagan gods. This is proved by Daniel&#;s anställda experiences and by the prophecy, which runs through the book, of the establishment of the kingdom of God, a universal, eternal kingdom, a kingdom of