Song of the Three Children

Song of the Three Children

Song of the Three Children (or ‘Song of the Three Young Men’). A short ‘Book’ of the Apocrypha. In the LXX and Vulgate (where it is inserted after Dan. 3: 23) the Song is part of the story of the three Hebrew exiles thrown into the furnace by Nebuchadnezzar. It includes the canticle of praise known as the Benedicite.

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Song of the Three Children

Song of the Three Children. An apocryphal addition to Daniel in the Hebrew scriptures. The Song of the Three Children was inserted between Daniel 3. 23 and 3. 24. It dates back to the 2nd or 1st cent. BCE. In Roman Catholic bibles it forms 3. 24–90; the Christian canticle known as the Benedicite comes from vv. 35–66.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Song of the Three Children." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Song of the Three Children." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-SongoftheThreeChildren.html

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