Daniel and the Queen of Babylon

About the Book

The Book of Daniel in the Hebrew Bible gives no information about Daniel’s early life or information about the queen of Babylon. The book is mostly about King Nebuchadnezzar’s increasing dementia, and little about Daniel himself. The queen is mentioned only as one who summoned Daniel to interpret the writing on the wall at Belshazzar’s feast. She was not given a name. Upon extensive research into the ancient empires of Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, China, and Egypt, the story comes forth. She was Queen Nitocris, designer and architect of the rebuilding of the City of Babylon. She was named after Queen Nitocris of Ancient Egypt, who lived 2000 years before her. Daniel was brought into her city, Babylon, as a slave. He became her spiritual teacher and she was his friend. After Daniel’s death in Persia, she carries his teachings and friendship in her heart. His teachings and her quest for purpose and love take her on adventures to China, the fabled Silk Road, India, and Egypt. The author, Carole Lunde, traveled to the middle east and Egypt. Her research for this mysterious queen, who was barely mentioned in the Hebrew Testament, caused her to investigate the ancient histories of Babylonia, Persia, and China around 550 BCE to find this queen and write her story. The author has published nine books on spirituality and Bible fiction, illuminating the lives of other nameless women in the Hebrew Testament.

About the Author

Rev. Carole M. Lunde is a Unity Minster. She was born in Mantua, Ohio and attended Ashland College, Ashland, Ohio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Interpersonal Communication and a master’s degree in Counseling from Western Michigan University. She was graduated and ordained at Unity School of Christianity, Unity Village, Missouri, in 1985 A minister for forty years she served three Unity Churches, Columbia, Missouri, San Jose, California, and Lincoln, Nebraska. She has worked in business and the helping professions, and has been a dedicated worker for world peace. She traveled to Israel, Egypt, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, France, and Italy. She has two sons and currently lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.