Daniel intervenes and saves Susanna. Attributed to François-Guillaume Méneageot circa 1779
The Tale of Susanna: A Story about Daniel
A Second Temple story of how Daniel used his knowledge of Torah to save a righteous woman from wicked judges who falsely accused her of adultery.
Published: September 6, 2016
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Last Updated: September 7, 2026
The latter half of Daniel is not narrative, but apocalypse.
The books of the Apocrypha are part of the biblical canon for Catholics, but not Protestants.
The Apocrypha actually contains three independent texts that recall Daniel’s adventures: The Prayer of Azariah, Susanna, and Bel and the Dragon. Susanna is one chapter long, 63 verses in the (longer) Theodotian recension.
In this article, I refer to both the author of Susanna and to the intended reader of Susanna as male, since I believe that the author wrote from a decidedly male perspective that associates femininity with passivity, and masculinity with action. I likewise believe that he projects this association onto his intended male audience.
In the OG version, she does not cry out, she merely refuses them and they leave grumbling.
