Publication

2003-07-01 - Hendrickson Publishers

Language

English

Word Count

72,500 words, Guess

Page Count

290 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCBS1355.53A45 2003

Description

"Ezra-Nehemiah is the Old Testament equivalent of the Acts of the Apostles--it is a book of new beginnings. Just as Acts narrates the early history of the church through the work of the apostles, Ezra-Nehemiah narrates the re-establishment of the people of God after the exile through the work of Sheshbazzar, Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Allen explores Ezra-Nehemiah as a single literary text made up of three parts telling the story of three missions and the opposition they meet with. Esther is a story about a young girl who becomes queen. Laniak's commentary examines this narrative as a story with many levels of meaning. Esther is about the minority Jewish community in the dependent state of Diaspora, navigating a precarious existence in two worlds, and it is about the triumph of right over wrong, of God's people over their enemies."--Publisher's description.

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Other Editions

  • Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther: Based on the New International Version (New International Biblical Commentary)PaperbackHendrickson Publishers2003-07-01

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