Ezra-Nehemiah: A CommentaryThis volume, a part of the Old Testament Library series, explores the books of Ezra and Nehemiah The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing. |
Contents
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| 17 | |
| 35 | |
Commentary | 73 |
624 | 108 |
Resumption of Work During the Reign | 115 |
15 | 123 |
1922 | 131 |
3136 | 170 |
175a | 202 |
561040 39 | 278 |
Celebration of the Feast of Booths | 289 |
637 | 297 |
The Sworn Covenant | 308 |
Nehemiah 1113 | 320 |
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according allusion ancient appears Aramaic arrival Artaxerxes Assyria Babylon beginning Biblical building century Chron Chronicles close commentary completion conclusion continued course covenant Cyrus Darius David descendants Deut earlier early entire Esdras especially exile explain Ezra Ezra's foreign Gate given governor hand Hebrew high priest identical important indications interest interpretation Israel Jerusalem Jewish Jews Josephus Judah kind king land later Levites meaning mentioned mission month narrative Nehe Nehemiah occurs offering officials opposition original perhaps period Persian person political possible prayer present priestly priests probably problem prophetic province reading reason rebuilding reference reign religious royal seems servants situation Studies suggested taken temple term tion wall YHVH Zerubbabel