The Book of Daniel in its Context

Abstract

The Book of Daniel in the canonical form known to us from the Hebrew Bible represents the crystallisation in a particular location and at a quite precise point in time Jerusalem or its immediate surroundings shortly before the rededication of the temple in 165 BCE, of the traditions concerning Daniel and his companions that were then in circulation. It is commonly accepted that the Daniel of the Book of Daniel is presented as a wise man of a mantic type, and that the stories about him and his three companions are court tales which depict the activities and rivalries of courtiers in the service of the king. The Book of Daniel belongs in quite precise historical context, but it also belongs in literary context consisting on the one hand of related Daniel literature from more or less the same period and on the other of works that have similar genre. Keywords: Book of Daniel; Hebrew Bible; historical context

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