When did Daniel write the book of Daniel?
Daniel wrote the book of Daniel shortly after Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and took the Jews captive to Babylon. At that time Daniel was a young Jew in Babylonian captivity, writing before the events he prophesied occurred, not long after them as scoffers claim.
Les explains that Daniel is writing shortly after Nebuchadnezzar besieged and took the Jews captive out of Jerusalem and Judea back to Babylon. Daniel was a young Jew being trained by the Babylonians for service in the king's kingdom, and he was brought to preeminence by interpreting Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Les notes that scoffers ridicule the book, claiming it was written by an imposter long after the events had happened, rather than by this young Jew writing before they happened.