DATING OF BOOK OF DANIEL

VALDEMIR MOTA DE MENEZES

The reality of it all is that we have no evidence that forbid dating from the sixth century BC In addition, the linguistic evidence (related to Hebrew and Aramaic of Daniel) indicate an earlier period to the second century. The fact that Daniel write in the first person from Chapter 7 to the end of the book, naturally suggests that it is the author, although the use of the third person in the first part might indicate that someone else has determined the structure and organization of the book. Thus, I believe that the book of Daniel is prophetic and describes future events of kingdoms, later the prophet's life.