Displaced Old Greek Daniel witness behind Theodotionic Daniel

This article describes an entity that is not directly attested as a normally preserved continuous tradition; it is inferred from source-citation traces and should not be read as ordinary documentation of a fully extant Old Greek Daniel transmission.

Epistemic status

Draft article. The witness tradition is source-backed, but the exact antecedent Greek form remains difficult to reconstruct.

Summary

Jewish Encyclopedia describes Septuagint Daniel as largely displaced by Theodotionic Daniel and notes that Theodotion works over a previous Greek rendering. Inferpedia treats the displaced Old Greek Daniel witness as a draft entity.

What is being inferred

The inferred entity is the earlier Greek Daniel witness or rendering behind the Theodotionic replacement and revision history.

What is attested

The source attests the rarity of the Septuagint Daniel witness, Codex Chisianus, and a previous Greek rendering behind Theodotion.

Why infer this entity

A replaced translation tradition and a revision-over-earlier-rendering claim point to a missing textual layer.

Evidence ledger

• E1, Jewish Encyclopedia: supporting trace for the rare manuscript state.
• E2, Jewish Encyclopedia: supporting trace for Codex Chisianus.
• E3, Jewish Encyclopedia: supporting trace for a previous Greek rendering.

Counterarguments

The evidence may indicate several related Greek forms rather than one cleanly reconstructable witness.

Confidence scores

Direct attestation: 54. Existence warrant: 78. Specificity: 72. Reconstruction dependence: 80. Counterevidence: 24.

What would change the score

A full specialist comparison of Old Greek Daniel, Theodotion, and Hexaplaric witnesses would change the score.