Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>]

Did the Sanhedrin verify him?

According to Vilna Gaon, "Daniel Ish Chamudos" was the 44th out of 48 
male prophets of Israel.  The dates given on the chart that I am 
looking at, are approximate:  3340 - 3400  (counting from the the 
year the world was created - now we are in the year 5766, so you can 
count backward)

Apparently the Talmud in Megilla 15a discusses this

The year prophecy ended was 3448 - with Malachi - Ezra.

I found a translation on line of the Talmud, but it doesn't reference 
the "pages" - ie; 15a

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Talmud/megillahtoc.html

However I saw this, in chapter 1:

It is written [Dan. x. 7]: "And I, Daniel, saw alone this appearance, 
but the men that were with me did not see the appearance; 
nevertheless a great terror fell upon them, so that they fled to hide 
themselves." Who were these men? Said R. Jeremiah, according to 
others R. Hyya b. Abba: They were Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. 
They were better than he, because they were prophets, and be, Daniel, 
was not a prophet. And he was better than they because be saw it, and 
they, did not see it. But if they did not see, why fell a terror upon 
them? Although they did not see literally, they saw it clairvoyantly. 
Said Rabbina: From this we may infer that whoso is terrified, 
although he does not himself see, he sees clairvoyantly.

Talmud Megillah is also where it says who the 7 female prophetesses 
are (including Esther)