Ezra and the law in history and tradition

Ezra and the law in history and tradition / Lisbeth S. Fried.

An in-depth examination that separates the historical Ezra from the biblical legend.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fried, Lisbeth S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia, SC : University of South Carolina, 2014.
©2014
Series:Studies on personalities of the Old Testament.
Subjects:
Ezra > (Biblical figure)
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > Old Testament.
RELIGION > Biblical Biography > Old Testament.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to the continuing story of Ezra, scribe and priest
  • The historical Ezra
  • Ezra in the Hebrew Bible
  • First, or Greek, Esdras : the law triumphant
  • Fourth Ezra : the Ezra apocalypse
  • The Christian additions to the Ezra apocalypse
  • Ezra ascends to heaven and goes to hell
  • Ezra among Christians, Samaritans, Muslims, and Jews of late antiquity
  • Ezra in modern scholarship
  • Postscript: Reflections on Ezra and the law
  • Appendix 1: Chronology
  • Appendix 2: Versions and translations of 4 Ezra.

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