The Book of DieselThe Light Before the Gospel“Then Mattithiah placed a Darius the Mede between Babylon and Cyrus. Ardavan searched his records and found no secure ruler who fit. Mattithiah said the story's architecture mattered more than a list of kings.”
The Book of Diesel · Gospel Threshold Edition v4.5
Historically anchoredThe setting or public event is documented; dialogue, motives, and recurring characters are invented.
Daniel's final apocalyptic form is commonly associated with the persecution under Antiochus IV and the Maccabean crisis.
Mattithiah and his writing circle are fictional composites, not identified historical authors of Daniel.