7/1/2023 0 Comments Darius the great bookPseudepigraphal work) says it was Cyrus who cast Daniel in the lion’s den. It would not be uncommon for kings to have multiple names.įrom the fact that the Jewish author of Bel and the Dragon (a This is backed up by the fact Darius is listed as the son of Ahasuerus (Dan 9:1), which seems to be some sort of throne name (cf. Darius the Mede is a Title forĪlmost everyone would agree that Darius is likely a throne name and not the king’s actual name. Have put forward the following proposals for the identity of Darius. In order toĭeal with the absence of a clearly identifiable king named Darius, scholars The Achaemenid/Persian Dynasty Cyrus the GreatĪchaemenid dynasty is far too late to fit with the book of Daniel. There is no Darius at the appropriate time period. Typical understanding of the Median and Achaemenid/Persian dynasties. Briton Rivière, 1890, Daniel in the Lions’ Den
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