Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Daniel Semsen Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are figures from chapter 3 of the Book of Daniel, three Hebrew men thrown into a fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, when they refuse to bow down to the king's image; the three are preserved from harm and the king sees four men walking in the flames, "the fourth ... like a son of God". The first six chapters of Daniel are stories dating from the late Persian/early Hellenistic period, and Daniel's absence from the story of the Hebrew children in the fiery furnace suggests that it may
Greek Apocalypse of Daniel a whole. This text can be divided in two sections. The first one (chapters 1-7) recounts under the form of a prediction ("vaticinium ex eventu") the Byzantine–Arab War of the eighth century and the enthronement of Charlemagne. The remaining chapters (8-14) describe the origin and personal characteristics of the AntiChrist. Greek Apocalypse of Daniel The Greek Apocalypse of Daniel is a Christian pseudepigraphic text (one whose claimed authorship is unfounded) attributed to the Biblical Daniel and so associated with the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). However, no Jewish or Christian group regards this text as canonical or indeed as authoritative scripture.