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Studies in the books of Ezra-Nehemiah have tended to become bogged down with such questions as, Who came first, Ezra or Nehemiah, and were they contemporaries? When did Ezra make his journey to Jerusalem, how many trips did he make, and which route did he take? In this commentary, the author undertakes a theological reading which emphasizes its character as narrative and story. He avoids...

sources, all more or less contemporary with the events they relate; (2) the composition of the so-called “Ezra Memoir” and “Nehemiah Memoir,” as well as other material, to form Ezra 7:1–Nehemiah 11:20; 12:27–13:31 about 400 B.C. (the lists contained in Neh. 11:21–12:26 were added separately); and (3) the later composition and addition of Ezra 1–6, as the final redactor’s introduction to the whole, about 300 B.C. Ezra-Nehemiah provides an excellent example of the way in which Israel
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