a central issue in Ezra’s ministry, intermarriage between Israelites and foreign women (Ezra 9:10–12; see Deut. 7:2–4; Neh. 10:30; 13:23–31). For these reasons, most contemporary scholars remain unconvinced of the traditional outlook on the identity of Chronicles’ human author. Ezra’s ministry was certainly in harmony with this book. Moreover, he may have contributed to its composition or transmission in some unknown manner. Nevertheless, neither historical nor Scriptural evidences demonstrate that