<P> Though the book is traditionally ascribed to Daniel himself , modern scholarly consensus considers it pseudonymous , the stories of the first half legendary in origin , and the visions of the second the product of anonymous authors in the Maccabean period ( 2nd century BC ) . Its influence has resonated through later ages , from the Dead Sea Scrolls community and the authors of the gospels and Revelation , to various movements from the 2nd century to the Protestant Reformation and modern millennialist movements -- on which it continues to have a profound influence . </P>
<P> Though the book is traditionally ascribed to Daniel himself , modern scholarly consensus considers it pseudonymous , the stories of the first half legendary in origin , and the visions of the second the product of anonymous authors in the Maccabean period ( 2nd century BC ) . Its influence has resonated through later ages , from the Dead Sea Scrolls community and the authors of the gospels and Revelation , to various movements from the 2nd century to the Protestant Reformation and modern millennialist movements -- on which it continues to have a profound influence . </P>
who was the book of daniel written by
who was the book of daniel written by
pseudonymous anonymous authors
pseudonymous anonymous authors