The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521097598)

Unlike the First and Second Books of the Chronicles, the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah have received considerable attention; partly because their presentation is more attractive, but more importantly because they illuminate a period of history about which very little is known: Jerusalem in the context of the Persian domination of South-West Asia from 539 to 336 B.C. In other respects, however, there are striking similarities between these books, textually, linguistically and theologically: the opening of Ezra repeats the end of 2 Chronicles, suggesting that the works were originally continuous and possibly by the same hand or hands; and there is constantly a theological motivation in the recording of 'historical' events.

Author: R. J. Coggins
ISBN-10: 0521097592
ISBN-13: 9780521097598
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/29/1976
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.38d