Who Wrote The Book Of Daniel And When Was It Written. The visions found in daniel predict with unimaginable accuracy that the 11th emperor of rome (domitian) would persecute the church, change the calendar and the legal system of rome. Would people living in 165 bce accept daniel as a prophet if daniel was written at that time?
The inspiration of the spirit ensures us that moses wrote it and that it is indeed accurate. Tradition holds that the book of daniel was written by daniel himself during the babylonian exile, in the sixth century bce. Although according to the text the book of daniel belongs to the 6th century bc, most scholars do not believe the book was written then.
At least part of the book was written by him.
Eight copies of daniel were found at the qumran community with one copy dated to 125 bce using carbon dating techniques. Tradition holds that the book of daniel was written by daniel himself during the babylonian exile, in the sixth century bce. This is to say, those who allege daniel was an imposter writing around 165 bc want us to believe the book of daniel was smuggled into the canon by the very men who knew nehemiah and malachi were the last true prophets of the old testament era; The inspiration of the spirit ensures us that moses wrote it and that it is indeed accurate.