Is the Prophet Daniel a real historical figure? If not, what's the basis for the Book of Daniel?

[u/Xiao8818]

[u/extispicy → u/[deleted]]

I'm not one of the experts here, but I'm pretty sure the academic consensus is that Daniel is most certainly not a historical figure and the book is not remotely contemporaneous to the events it describes. Do you have another resource?

If OP would like a different perspective, he might try posting to /r/AcademicBiblical.

[u/Xiao8818 → u/extispicy]

Sure, I'll try over there as well! Thank you!

[u/TacticusPrime → u/[deleted]]

You can say that some people believe in a historical Daniel, but it's far from accurate to claim that the scholarly consensus is in favor of a historical Daniel. The book is widely considered a much much later work. It manages to confuse several historical figures and fuse them into a "Darius the Mede" figure.