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Ezra-Nehemiah: Introduction, Translation, and Notes is unavailable, but you can change that!

The books of Ezra and Nehemiah, treated here as one larger work, continue the story of Israel’s experience begun in the biblical books of I and II Chronicles. In the wake of Persia replacing Babylon as the ruling empire in the ancient Near East, the Judahites exiled in Babylon find reason to hope again. Their hope is rooted in the fulfillment of the prophetic promises that they would one day...

Before entering upon a detailed discussion of the problems reflected in the title to this section, it may be helpful to present a brief statement on the canonical position and content of Ezra-Nehemiah. The summary at the end of Nehemiah shows that Ezra-Nehemiah was once regarded as a single book under the title of Ezra. The earliest canonical lists (Baba Bathra, 15a, and Melito of Sardis) refer to our books of Ezra and Nehemiah as Ezra. Sirach (49:13) praised the memory
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