Editing Book of Daniel (section)

=== Chiastic structure in the Aramaic section ===
[[File:Papyrus 967.jpg|thumb|[[Papyrus 967]], a 3rd-century-AD manuscript of a Greek translation of Daniel]]
There is a recognised [[chiasmus|chiasm]] (a concentric literary structure in which the main point of a passage is placed in the centre and framed by parallel elements on either side in "ABBA" fashion) in the chapter arrangement of the Aramaic section. The following is taken from Paul Redditt's "Introduction to the Prophets":{{sfn|Redditt|2008|p=177}}

* A1 (2:4b-49) – A dream of four kingdoms replaced by a fifth
** B1 (3:1–30) – Daniel's three friends in the fiery furnace
*** C1 (4:1–37) – Daniel interprets a dream for Nebuchadnezzar
*** C2 (5:1–31) – Daniel interprets the handwriting on the wall for Belshazzar
** B2 (6:1–28) – Daniel in the lions' den
* A2 (7:1–28) – A vision of four world kingdoms replaced by a fifth