The Old Testament (OT) book of Daniel was written by the prophet of the same name, Daniel, a sixth-century Jew who, along with many other Israelites had been taken captive by the Babylonians. Daniel put the book together in its final and canonical form c. 530 BC, after a long career of governmental service during the reign of the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar in the 590s to the rise of Cyrus the Great in the 530s. Daniel 2, 7, 8, 9, and 11 contain many absolutely remarkable