活动时期约西元前6世纪

《旧约》先知之一，〈但以理书〉的中心人物。此书是用希伯来文（Hebrew）、阿拉米文（Aramaic）撰写的合成作品，前六章描述但以理和他在巴比伦（Babylon）的遭遇，包括他陷入狮圈安然脱困、犹太人被投入火炉的故事，以及在伯沙撒（Belshazzar）摆设盛筵时墙上出现文字等。其余部分以启示观点来看待末世和最后审判的来临。此书虽有提到西元前6世纪的统治者，但许多学者认为它成书于西元前2世纪前半叶，反映犹太人在塞琉西国王安条克四世（Antiochus
IV Epiphanes）统治下所受的迫害情形。但以理的正义形象使他成为受迫害的犹太人社会的典范人物。

 One of the Old Testament prophets, the central figure in
the Book of Daniel. The book is a composite work, written partly in Hebrew and
partly in Aramaic. The first six chapters tell of Daniel and his adventures in
Babylon, including the stories of Daniel's delivery from the lion's den, the
Jews in the fiery furnace, and the writing on the wall at Belshazzar's feast.
The rest of the book offers apocalyptic visions of the end of history and the
last judgment. Though it contains references to rulers of the 6th century BC,
the book is thought to have been written in the 2nd century BC during the
persecutions of the Jews under Antiochus IV Epiphanes. Daniel's upright
character made him a model for a persecuted community.

　

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