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Bel and the Dragon
Bel and the Dragon customary name for chapter 14 of the Book of Daniel, a passage included in the Septuagint and the Apocrypha . It was written possibly in the 1st cent. BC as a response to Gentile threat to the Jewish culture and state. The first half recounts the story of the Babylonian idol Bel, ministered to by priests who secretly consume food left for it, thus deceiving the king and the people. Daniel reveals the fraud, and priests and idol are destroyed by the king. The second half of the passage tells of a dragon, i.e., a live reptile, worshiped as a god; Daniel kills it and is thrown to the lions. The prophet Habakkuk is brought miraculously to the den by an angel to feed him. Daniel is preserved, and the Babylonian king recognizes the power of the God of Daniel. Both stories are highly satirical and polemical. |
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"Bel and the Dragon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bel and the Dragon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BelNDrag.html "Bel and the Dragon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-BelNDrag.html |
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Bel and the Dragon
Bel and the Dragon (Serpent or Snake). Two stories attached to the Book of Daniel in some Greek MSS of the OT and hence included (as a single item) in the Apocrypha of the English Bible. They recount exploits of Daniel.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Bel and the Dragon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Bel and the Dragon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BelandtheDragon.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Bel and the Dragon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-BelandtheDragon.html |
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Bel and the Dragon
Bel and the Dragon. Two stories which appear together in the Apocrypha, and at the end of Daniel in Roman Catholic Bibles. They are directed against idolatry.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Bel and the Dragon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Bel and the Dragon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-BelandtheDragon.html JOHN BOWKER. "Bel and the Dragon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-BelandtheDragon.html |
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