| − | The Christian Old Testament Book of Daniel in both the Septuagint and the Vulgate consists of two distinct kinds of narrative, historical and prophetic, in three parts. | + | The [[Christian]] [[Old Testament]] Book of Daniel in both the [[Septuagint]] and the [[Vulgate]] consists of two distinct kinds of narrative, historical and prophetic, in three parts. |
| | In the Septuagint, the first part begins with the first chapter narrative of Daniel, a youth, saving Susanna from the death sentence of the two corrupt judges, followed by six chapters of chiefly historical narrative, with the first part of the book thus consisting of the first seven chapters; the second part, consisting of six chapters, primarily relating visions sent to Daniel and interpreted by [[Gabriel (archangel)|Gabriel]], is chiefly prophetical; and the third part, consisting of one chapter, is chiefly historical. | | In the Septuagint, the first part begins with the first chapter narrative of Daniel, a youth, saving Susanna from the death sentence of the two corrupt judges, followed by six chapters of chiefly historical narrative, with the first part of the book thus consisting of the first seven chapters; the second part, consisting of six chapters, primarily relating visions sent to Daniel and interpreted by [[Gabriel (archangel)|Gabriel]], is chiefly prophetical; and the third part, consisting of one chapter, is chiefly historical. |