Song of the Three Jews

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Song of the Three Jews is a deuterocanonical addition to the Book of Daniel, consisting of a penitential prayer and hymn of praise traditionally attributed to three youths preserved from the fiery furnace.

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Song of the Three Jews canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf addition to the Book of Daniel
biblical canticle
deuterocanonical text
alternativeName Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Jews
Prayer of Azarias and Song of the Three Children
Song of the Three Holy Children
associatedFigure Azariah
Nebuchadnezzar II
canonicalStatusIn canonical in Eastern Orthodox Church
canonical in Oriental Orthodox Churches
canonical in Roman Catholic Church
component Prayer of Azariah
Song of the Three Young Men
contains doxology
invitation to all elements of nature to bless the Lord
invocation to angels and powers of heaven
genre hymn
liturgical poetry
prayer
hasPart hymn of praise
penitential prayer
includedIn Septuagint
influence Christian hymnody
Jewish liturgical traditions
language Biblical Greek
liturgicalName Benedicite
liturgicalUse used in Catholic liturgy
used in Eastern Orthodox liturgy
narrativeContext story of the fiery furnace in Daniel 3
notIncludedIn Hebrew Masoretic Text of Daniel
linked to: Masoretic Text
partOf Book of Daniel
periodOfComposition Hellenistic period (approximate)
positionInBook between Daniel 3:23 and Daniel 3:24 in Greek tradition
scripturalStatus apocryphal in most Protestant traditions
deuterocanonical in Catholic tradition
deuterocanonical in Eastern Orthodox tradition
setting Babylonian exile
textualTradition Septuagint version of Daniel
linked to: Septuagint

Theodotion version of Daniel
theme confession of sin
deliverance from persecution
praise of God by all creation
repentance
traditionalAttribution Abednego
Meshach
Shadrach
three youths in the fiery furnace
usedAs canticle in Christian liturgy

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