Several verses indicate that the writer is Daniel ( 8:15, 27 9:2 10:2, 7 12:4, 5), whose name means “God is my Judge.” He wrote in the autobiographical first person from 7:2 on, and is to be distinguished from the other 3 Daniel’s of the OT (cf. What Revelation is to the NT prophetically and apocalyptically, Daniel is to the OT. Daniel was God’s mouthpiece to the Gentile and Jewish world, declaring God’s current and future plans. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams/visions. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the Babylonian captivity (ca. ![]() ![]() According to Hebrew custom, the title is drawn from the prophet who throughout the book received revelations from God.
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