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Which parts of the Book of Daniel were written in Aramaic?

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Gutenberg Bible — biblical literature Two-page spread of the Book of Ecclesiastes from Johannes Gutenberg's 42-line Bible, c. 1450–55.

In the Book of Daniel, the text is written in two languages: Hebrew and Aramaic.1

The portions of the book written in Aramaic are chapters 2:4 through 7:28. The remainder of the book, specifically the beginning (1:1–2:4a) and the final chapters (8–12), is written in Hebrew.21

Scholars have noted that these linguistic divisions do not align with the book's thematic structure—which transitions from stories of Daniel in exile (chapters 1–6) to his apocalyptic visions (chapters 7–12)—and the reason for this specific language distribution remains a subject of academic discussion.1