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| − | The book of '''Daniel''' [Hebrew: '''דניאל'''] Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Ketuvim.<ref name= | + | The book of '''Daniel''' [Hebrew: '''דניאל'''] Is ranked by the Jews in that division of their Bible called the Ketuvim.<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B It consists of two distinct parts.<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B The first part, consisting of the first six chapters, is chiefly historical; and the second part, consisting of the remaining six chapters, is chiefly prophetical.<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B |
| − | The historical part of the book treats of the period of the Captivity.<ref name= | + | The historical part of the book treats of the period of the Captivity.<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B Daniel is "the historian of the Captivity, the writer who alone furnishes any series of events for that dark and dismal period during which the harp of Israel hung on the trees that grew by the Euphrates.<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B His narrative may be said in general to intervene between Kings and Chronicles on the one hand and Ezra on the other, or (more strictly) to fill out the sketch which the author of the Chronicles gives in a single verse in his last chapter: `And tCongratulations Jpatt, you banned a proxyf name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bp%26gt%3B%26lt%3B%2Fp%26gt%3B |
| − | + | (3)The character and records of the book are also entirely in harmony with the times and circumstances in which the author lived.<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B%26lt%3Bp%26gt%3B%26lt%3B%2Fp%26gt%3B | |
| − | + | (4)The linguistic character of the book is, moreover, just such as might be expected.<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B Certain portions (Dan. 2:4; 7) are written in the Chaldee language; and the portions written in Hebrew are in a style and form having a close affinity with the later books of the Old Testament, especially with that of Ezra.<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B The writer is familiar both with the Hebrew and the Chaldee, passing from the one to the other just as his subject required.<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B This is in strict accordance with the position of the author and of the people for whom his book was written.<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B That Daniel is the writer of this book is also testified to in the book itself (7:1, 28; 8:2; 9:2; 10:1, 2; 12:4, 5).<ref name=%26quot%3Bd%26quot%3B%2F%26gt%3B | |
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| − | (3)The character and records of the book are also entirely in harmony with the times and circumstances in which the author lived.<ref name= | ||
| − | (4)The linguistic character of the book is, moreover, just such as might be expected.<ref name= | ||
Additionally, findings in the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] dating to the 2nd century BC referred to Daniel as a prophet, which supports the traditional view, as it is unlikely that Daniel would have been accepted as a prophet had the book been written several years previously rather than several centuries previously.<ref>http://www.harvardhouse.com/Daniel_date-written.htm</ref> | Additionally, findings in the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]] dating to the 2nd century BC referred to Daniel as a prophet, which supports the traditional view, as it is unlikely that Daniel would have been accepted as a prophet had the book been written several years previously rather than several centuries previously.<ref>http://www.harvardhouse.com/Daniel_date-written.htm</ref> | ||
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