![]() It is possible that each of these texts derives from an underlying Semitic original, perhaps an oral rather than a written tradition, although some scholars argue for their original composition in Greek. ![]() The Additions include two additional stand-alone narratives about Daniel-Susanna Bel and the Dragon-as well as a prayer and song that have been integrated within the story of the three Jews in the furnace (Dan 3)–Prayer of Azariah Song of the Three Jews. These are all set in Babylon with Susanna and Bel and the Dragon featuring Daniel, while in the Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Jews the three friends-Azariah, Hananiah, and Mishael–appear. ![]() The Additions to Daniel comprise three additional literary texts that are not found in the Hebrew-Aramaic version of the book.
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