Author: A scribe drawing on Ezra's and Nehemiah's memoirs and other sources.
Date Of writing: Recovered from the Exiles return to Jerusalem through Nehemiah's tenture as governor of Judah, from 538 to 40 B.C.E.
Where the text originated from: Jerusalem.
The Book Of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible. It was originally combined with the book of Nehemiah though the two became separated during he early centuries of the Christian Era. The books explain the story of the return to Zion. The first part of the book tells the story of the first return of exiles to Judah. The second story tells of mission of Ezra to Jerusalem and the struggle cleanse Jews from the sin of marriage with non-Jews. Together with the Book of Nemehiah it brings the final chapter of the narrative, the Hebrew bible.
The Book Of Ezra And Nehemiah
Author: A scribe drawing on Ezra's and Nehemiah's memoirs and other sources.
Date Of writing: Recovered from the Exiles return to Jerusalem through Nehemiah's tenture as governor of Judah, from 538 to 40 B.C.E.
Where the text originated from: Jerusalem.
The Book Of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible. It was originally combined with the book of Nehemiah though the two became separated during he early centuries of the Christian Era. The books explain the story of the return to Zion. The first part of the book tells the story of the first return of exiles to Judah. The second story tells of mission of Ezra to Jerusalem and the struggle cleanse Jews from the sin of marriage with non-Jews. Together with the Book of Nemehiah it brings the final chapter of the narrative, the Hebrew bible.