What is Daniel (biblical figure)?
[[File:Prophet Daniel.jpg|thumb|20th-century [[Orthodox Christianity|Orthodox]] [[icon]] of Daniel]] '''Daniel''' is the central figure of the [[Book of Daniel]] in the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]].<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Daniel |volume=7 |pages=804-808 |first=Robert Henry |last=Charles |short=1 |authorlink=Robert Charles (scholar)}}</ref> He is considered a [[prophet]] in [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]], but not [[Judaism]];<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Noegel|first1 = Scott B.|last2 = Wheeler|first2 = Brannon M.|title = Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism|year = 2002|publisher = [[Scarecrow Press]]|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=W-QBAwAAQBAJ|isbn = 9780810866102 |page=76}}</ref> however, [[Jewish]] sources describe Daniel as a [[hero]] and the most distinguished member of the Babylonian [[diaspora]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Ginzberg|first = Louis|title = The Legends of the Jews|volume =4|year = 1998|publisher = [[Johns Hopkins University Press|JHU Press]]|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9ZcITY1VnfsC|isbn = 9780801858932|page=326}}</ref> == Related pages == * [[Daniel in the lions' den]] * {{ill|Prophets in Judaism|en}} * {{ill|Prophets in Christianity|en}} * [[Prophets in Islam]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Hebrew Bible]] {{religion-stub}}