Jews, the literature and practices of the Chaldeans. They do not reject their new other names, even when references to their God are replaced by references to Babylonian deities. They do not reject civil service in the king’s court under Nebuchadnezzar, the king who has destroyed Jerusalem and the temple, taken their people captive, and about whom their prophets have many harsh things to say. Indeed, the four young men exhibit a surprising openness to study another culture and to become acquainted