Ezra, Nehemiah
Overview
The books of Ezra and Nehemiah relate the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon during the rule of the early Persian kings. For a long time, Christian exegetes characterized these books and Judaism of the post-exilic age as narrow and nationalistic. This interpretation led to a separation of post-exilic Judaism from its pre-exilic Israelite roots that allowed for a supersessionist reading of the Old Testament based on perceived deficiencies in the religious views of the post-exilic era. Informed by recent advances in our knowledge of the Persian Empire, this commentary demonstrates that Ezra and Nehemiah offer a compelling story of a people’s attempt to reassemble the fragments of their heritage as they face the future in a greatly changed world.
- Title: Ezra, Nehemiah
- Author: Thomas M. Bolin
- Series: The New Collegeville Bible Commentary
- Volume: 11
- Publisher: Liturgical Press
- Print Publication Date: 2012
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Ezra › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Nehemiah › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780814628454, 0814628451
- Resource ID: LLS:NCBC15EZ
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
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