The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study

"The Three Additions to Daniel" by William Heaford Daubney is a scholarly work that examines three often-overlooked parts of the Book of Daniel, called "The Song of the Three Holy Children," "The History of Susanna," and "The History of Bel and the Dragon," fighting for the study and acceptance of these pieces, which some have critiqued, as pieces valuable to religious study; the text begins with a discussion about how these apocryphal stories have been separated from mainstream Christian thought. Daubney looks at where these additions might have come from, commenting on the limited English-language resources available, while showing how insightful these texts can be for understanding Jewish history and religious ideas during the Babylonian Exile, introducing the main ideas contained within each addition, highlighting how they relate to the original Book of Daniel, and the important lessons about right and wrong and religious beliefs that they propose for thoughtful consideration.