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. b.c. 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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books on: Bel and the Dragon  - 1883 results

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The Book of Daniel and the Apocryphal Daniel Literature
Book by Lorenzo DiTommaso; Brill, 2005
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Apocrypha--Bel And The Dragon--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Bible--O.T--Apocrypha--History Of Susanna--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Bible--O.T--Daniel--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Daniel-Diegese--Criticism And Interpretation, Syriac Apocalypse Of Daniel--Criticism And Interpretation
...etc. 3. Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Bel and the Dragon Criticism, interpretation, etc...1 he tales of Susanna and of Bel and the Dragon are encountered in various places...the Svro-Hexaplaric; after Bel and the Dragon in Papyrus 967. Bel and the...
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The Old Testament: In the Light of the Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia
Book by Theophilus G. Pinches; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1908
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc
...likenesses -- The differences -- Bel and the Dragon -- The epilogue -- Sidelights...likenesses -- The differences -- Bel and the Dragon -- The epilogue -- Sidelights...named if called the Story of Bel and the Dragon, the references to the creation...
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A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and Contents, Including the Biblical Theology
Book by James Hastings; C. Scribners Sons, 1898
...Sirach or Ecclesiasticus. Bar = Baruch. Three = Song of the Three Children. Sus = Susanna. Bel = Bel and the Dragon. Pr. Man = Prayer of Manasses. 1 Mac, 2 Mac = 1 and 2 Maccabees. New Testament. Mt = Matthew...
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Python: A Study of Delphic Myth and Its Origins
Book by Joseph Fontenrose; Biblo-Tannen, 1974
Subjects: Delphian Oracle, Dragons, Mythology, Greek
...BOB, AND ANNE WHO LIKE TO SEE THE DRAGON GET HIS DUE PREFACE My interest...study of the combat of Apollo with the dragon Python, the origin myth of Apollos...CHAPTER I. APOLLO AND THE DRAGON 13...
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The Book of Daniel: Composition and Reception - Vol. 2
Book by John J. Collins, Peter W. Flint, Cameron Vanepps; Brill, 2001
Subjects: Bible--O.T--Daniel--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc
THE BOOK OF DANIEL VOLUME 2 SUPPLEMENTS To VETUS TESTAMENTUM EDITED BY THE BOARD OF THE QUARTERLY H.M. BARSTAD - PHYLLIS A. BIRD - R.P GORDON A. HURVITZ - A. VAN DER KOOIJ - A. LEMAIRE R. SMEND -J...
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journal articles on: Bel and the Dragon  - 21 results

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East/West: Appropriation of Aspects of the Orient in Maupassant's Bel-Ami
Journal article by Susan M. Barrow; Nineteenth-Century French Studies, 2002
Subjects: Authors, French--Criticism and interpretation, Bel-Ami (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Culture--Portrayals, Exoticism in literature--Criticism and interpretation, Exoticism--Criticism and interpretation, French literature--19th century AD, French writers--Criticism and interpretation, International relations--Portrayals, Literature--Criticism and interpretation, Maupassant, Guy de--Criticism and interpretation, Northern Africa--Portrayals
...rewarded for its perseverance by being transformed into a dragon with divine powers (Wichmann 121). In her analysis of the dynamics of space in Maupassants novels, Giacchetti interprets Bel-Ami as the tale of an identity crisis involving the transformation...
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Dragon on Terrorism: Assessing China's Tactical Gains and Strategic Losses after 11 September
Journal article by J. Mohan Malik; Contemporary Southeast Asia, Vol. 24, 2002
Subjects: China--International relations, Terrorism--International aspects, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001--International aspects, World politics--Analysis
...uncomfortable" with the four U.S. military bases in Pakistan--at Jacobabad, Pasni, Dalbandhin, and Shamsi. (73) The U.S. presence in Pasni, Bel ochistan, is of special concern to Beijing, which complicates Chinas construction of a naval port at Gwadar...
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Chamberlain Danger: The Social Meaning of Love Allegory in the Confessio Amantis
Journal article by Elliot Kendall; Medium Aevum, Vol. 76, 2007
Subjects: Confessio amantis (Poem)--Authorship, Confessio amantis (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, English literature, 1100-1485 (Middle English period)--Criticism and interpretation, English literature, 1100-1485 (Middle English period)--Works, Gower, John--Criticism and interpretation, Gower, John--Works, Medieval poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Medieval poetry--Works, Middle English period, 1100-1500--Criticism and interpretation, Middle English period, 1100-1500--Works, Poetry, Medieval--Criticism and interpretation, Poetry, Medieval--Works
...NY, 1979), pp. 27-9, 64-79, cited by Simon Gaunt in Bel Acueil and the improper allegory of the Romance of the Rose, New Medieval...either endow her with powers of lordship or (as in the cases of Bel Acueil and Dangier) displace the lady in favour of...
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West African and Haitian Influences on the Ritual and Popular Music of Carriacou, Trinidad, and Cuba
Journal article by Donald R. Hill; Black Music Research Journal, 1998
Subjects: Carriacou--Music, Cuba--Music, Trinidad and Tobago--Music
...was used in the French Creole calypso "Ou Bel Marie Coolie" and was attributed to Julian White Rose, the first chantwell--a calypsonian who fronts...steel band. The introduction of the Red Dragon Band in 1906 by Chiney Patrick Jones (an...
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Daniel
Journal article by Tawny L. Holm; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 124, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Daniel (Book)--Book reviews
...Bible series. As befits the persuasion of the series, the volume does not contain the Daniel Additions (Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, and the Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Jews in ch. 3) found in the Greek editions of the Bible...
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magazine articles on: Bel and the Dragon  - 2 results

 
 
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New York Met's Fall Season
Magazine article by Clive Barnes; Musical Opinion, Vol. 130, March 2007
...without seeing all 800 such arias as Un bel di must for many rattle around cliche-fashion in memorys iPod. So, can you make the old new again, without - and heres the...Oscar-winning movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, was trying to offer a synthesis - for...
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Hot Properties
Magazine article by Jay Nordlinger; National Review, Vol. 59, February 12, 2007
Subjects: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra--Officials and employees, Netrebko, Anna--Social aspects, Netrebko, Anna--Works, Opera singers--Social aspects, Opera singers--Works
...of the same evening, or hour. You never know, with this exasperating kid. His latest album is Dragon Songs, and it brings us Chinese music. (As with the Netrebko CD, the label is Deutsche Grammophon.) Lang Lang is following a long tradition, and...


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newspaper articles on: Bel and the Dragon  - 42 results

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New Image Pays Premium; in Association with RBS
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), February 22, 2008
...nightclubs and late night bars, and instead investing in its Bel the Dragon, The Living Room and Prohibition brands, which all...has spent pounds 38m acquiring The Living Room and Bel the Dragon and is now looking to expand both chains. He has three...
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Living Room's Owner Enters Administration; LEISURE
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), August 6, 2009
...appointed administrator for Premium Bars and Restaurants (PBR) and all its subsidiaries which include The Living Room, Bel The Dragon, Prohibition and the Ultimate Leisure chain of bars and restaurants. The firm was appointed after negotiations to...
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Pubs Boss Steps Down in Wake of Huge Losses
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 10, 2008
...down as the company posted substantial annual losses. While sales soared on the back of acquiring the Living Room and Bel the Dragon chains, pre-tax losses grew from pounds 2.6m in 2006/07 to pounds 21.4m for the 12 months to June 30, though the vast...
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Orchid Poised for Rescue of Failed Leisure Group
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), October 9, 2009
Subjects: Wetland flora, Wetland plants
...trying to do a deal for a while," he said last night. PBR, which has well-known brands including The Living Room, Bel The Dragon, Prohibition and the Ultimate Leisure chain, ceased trading after racking up debt of more than pounds 40m and failing...
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New Owners Poised to Move into Living Room; Orchid Group Ready to Rescue Pub Chain
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), October 14, 2009
Subjects: Wetland flora, Wetland plants
...situation and weve been trying to do a deal for a while." PBR, which has well-known brands including The Living Room, Bel The Dragon, Prohibition and the Ultimate Leisure chain, collapsed after racking up debts of more than pounds 40m and failing...
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encyclopedia articles on: Bel and the Dragon  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Bel and the Dragon
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BEL AND THE DRAGON customary name for chapter...story of the Babylonian idol Bel, ministered to by priests who...left for it, thus deceiving the king and the people. Daniel...half of the passage tells of a dragon, i.e., a live reptile, worshiped...
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Bel
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...deity of the Middle Eastern religions . The name is a cognate of that of Baal . For Bel in the Bible, see Bel and the Dragon . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...
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Apocrypha
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Jeremiah (in Baruch); parts of Daniel (the Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Young Men ; see also Bel and the Dragon and Susanna 1 ); First and Second Maccabees ; the Prayer of Manasses (see Manasseh ). All are included in...
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Daniel , Book of the Bible
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of the Three Young Men into the third chapter, but adds two more chapters containing the stories of Susanna and of Bel and the Dragon. The additions are found in Catholic Bibles and the Protestant Apocrypha. The common theme of chapters 1 6 and 7...


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