Bel and the Dragon
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As there appears to be no other authority for attributing Susanna to Habakkuk, it is a question whether the LXX title to Bel and the Dragon was not applied to Susanna also "per incuriam."
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
The appearance of Habakkuk guided by the angel in the background, carrying food, identifies the scene with Bel and the Dragon, and not with the history of Dan. vi.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
All things considered, the position of Susanna in the A.V. as a detached piece, along with Bel and the Dragon, is as suitable as any which have been suggested.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
Jerome, notwithstanding, in his Preface names these additions in the order, Susanna, The Three, Bel and the Dragon; yet in the immediately following "capitula Danihelis," it stands as in the text after chap. xii.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
It is to be expected therefore that it will shew us far less of these matters than either Susanna or Bel and the Dragon.
From The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study by Daubney, William Heaford
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