Is the Biblical Book of Daniel a Forgery From Alexander the Great's Empire?

Is the Biblical Book of Daniel a Forgery From Alexander the Great's Empire?

Daniel’s Answer to the King, Briton Riviere, 1890. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Public domain The Biblical Book of Daniel was supposedly written by the prophet Daniel in Babylon during an era in which the city was conquered by the Persians. While many scholars do still hold to this traditional view, others now believe it is a forgery from the era of Alexander the Great or even later. But what does the evidence actually show? When was the Bible’s …