Description

The Book of Daniel is a 2ndcentury BC biblical apocalypse with a 6th century BC setting Ostensibly an account of the activities and visions of Daniel a noble Jew exiled at Babylon it combines a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times both cosmic in scope and political in focus and its message is that just as the God of Israel saves Daniel from his enemies so he would save all Israel in their present oppression