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Israel alive again a commentary on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: International theological commentaryPublication details: Grand Rapids W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. c1987Description: xvii, 162 p. 21 cmISBN:
  • 0802802591
  • 9780802802590
  • 0905312678
  • 9780905312675
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 222.707 19
LOC classification:
  • BS1355.3 .H65 1987
Other classification:
  • 11.41
  • BC 4190
Online resources:
Contents:
I. The Book of Ezra -- Israel alive again (1:1-11) -- The exiles return to the land (2:1-70) -- Beginning again (3:1-13) -- Effective opposition (4:1-24) -- The rebuilding of the temple (5:1-17) -- The temple built: Divine-human partnership (6:1-22) -- Ezra arrives with Torah (7:1-28) -- A new exodus (8:1-36) -- Intermarriage (9:1-15) -- Prayer, firm action, and repentance (10:1-44).
II. The Book of Nehemiah -- Jerusalem in ruins (1:1-11) -- From palace life to Jerusalem's ruins (2:1-20) -- Working together to rebuild the wall (3:1-32) -- With hard work, weapons, and the help of God (4:1-23) -- Internal problems (5:1-19) -- Success in sight but still opposition (6:1-19) -- These are the pioneers (7:1-73a) -- Ezra reads the Torah (7:73b-8:18) -- Repentance and confession (9:1-37) -- A firm covenant (9:38-10:39) -- The people of Jerusalem and Judah (11:1-36) -- Priests and Levites and the dedication of the wall (12:1-47) -- Either -- or (13:1-31).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-162).

I. The Book of Ezra -- Israel alive again (1:1-11) -- The exiles return to the land (2:1-70) -- Beginning again (3:1-13) -- Effective opposition (4:1-24) -- The rebuilding of the temple (5:1-17) -- The temple built: Divine-human partnership (6:1-22) -- Ezra arrives with Torah (7:1-28) -- A new exodus (8:1-36) -- Intermarriage (9:1-15) -- Prayer, firm action, and repentance (10:1-44).

II. The Book of Nehemiah -- Jerusalem in ruins (1:1-11) -- From palace life to Jerusalem's ruins (2:1-20) -- Working together to rebuild the wall (3:1-32) -- With hard work, weapons, and the help of God (4:1-23) -- Internal problems (5:1-19) -- Success in sight but still opposition (6:1-19) -- These are the pioneers (7:1-73a) -- Ezra reads the Torah (7:73b-8:18) -- Repentance and confession (9:1-37) -- A firm covenant (9:38-10:39) -- The people of Jerusalem and Judah (11:1-36) -- Priests and Levites and the dedication of the wall (12:1-47) -- Either -- or (13:1-31).