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Though biblical theology has long been considered a strictly Christian enterprise, Marvin A. Sweeney here proposes a Jewish theology of the Hebrew Bible, based on the importance of Tanak as the foundation of Judaism and organized around the major components: Torah (Law), Nevi’im (Prophets), and Kethuvim (Writings). Sweeney finds the structuring themes of Jewish life: the constitution of the...

The book of Ezra-Nehemiah recounts the restoration of Jerusalem from the initial decree of the Persian King Cyrus in 539 BCE, who allowed Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple. It continues with the rebuilding of the Temple under Zerubbabel ben Shealtiel and Joshua ben Jehoazadak during the reign of Darius I (542–486 BCE); the initial attempts during the reign of Artaxerxes I (465–424 BCE) by Ezra ben Seraiah, the priest and scribe, to restore the covenant
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