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The essay aims to examine how the book of Daniel contrasts Babylonian and Persian media to convey themes of power and truth.

March 30, 2026Open Access

Truth and Writing in Daniel: Memories of Persian Media

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The essay aims to examine how the book of Daniel contrasts Babylonian and Persian media to convey themes of power and truth.
Literary analysis of the book of Daniel
Comparative study of Babylonian and Persian representations
Examination of language and imagery related to truth and writing
Daniel 1–5 links Babylonian power to grandeur and monumentality.
Daniel 9–12 highlights the significance of circulatable writing for truth and order.
The authors frame the Seleucids similarly to the Neo-Babylonians, contrasting them with the Persians.

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This essay explores how the book of Daniel articulates a contrast between Babylonian and Persian media. While Daniel 1–5 imagines Babylonian power as linked to monumentality, Daniel 9–12, set in the reigns of Darius and Cyrus, emphasizes circulatable writing as crucial to order and truth. This contrast is mobilized by the book’s authors to depict the Seleucids as akin to the Neo-Babylonians and in contrast to the Persians. This contrast is achieved via the book’s language of written “truth” (אמת).

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