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Bibliography
Alexander, D. (2002). The Lion Handbook to the Bible. Lion Hudson Plc.
(2008). What's in a Name? Book Titles in the Latter Prophets and Writings. In G. Goswell. Pacifia.
James D. G. Dunn, J. W. (2003). Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. Lester Grabbe.
The Catholic Youth Bible. (2004). China: Saint Mary's Press.
Wright, J. (2004). Rebuilding identity: the Nehemiah-memoir and its earliest readers.

Themes
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah were written in 3 stand out themes, these themes are: {god.jpg}
God's rule over his people
God's covenant with his people
Purity and reform through religion was also a theme throughout the text.

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Glossary
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Adversaries -Someone who offers opposition
Covenant - a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general.
Feast of TabernaclesBooths - A pilgrimage made by Jews to the Temple in Jerusalem
Jerusalem - The capital and largest city of Israel
Israelites - A member of a people regarded as the chosen people of God
Passover/Festival of Unleavened Bread - commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Isralites were freed from slavery in Egypt.
Prophet - an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine
Province - A place of territory owned by a particular government
Susa - an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran.

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Glossary
PassoverGlossary
Adversaries -Someone who offers opposition
Assyria - commemoratesA Semitic kingdom centered on the storyUpper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia(present day northern Iraq), that came to rule regional empires a number of the Exodus, in which the ancient Isralites were freed from slavery in Egypt.times through history.
Covenant - a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general.
-Feast of TabernaclesBooths - A pilgrimage made by Jews to the Temple in Jerusalem
Passover/Festival of Unleavened Bread - commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Isralites were freed from slavery in Egypt.
Susa - an ancient city of the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires of Iran.

Nehemiah 7-13
During this chapter Israel finds itself re-establishing themselves as a nation after the exile from Babylon. Ezra leads all the Jews to a renew ceremony where he reads the law of Moses to the people and the people celebrate the Feast Of Tabernacles for seven days and on the eighth day they assemble and recall all past sins which lead to the destruction of Jerusalem and the enslavement of Jews. They then enter into a covenant to keep the law and to separate themselves from all other people. They understood that if they were to survive they were to remember and obey God’s law’s. Nehemiah condemns mixed marriages as one of his main concerns was that they would not teach their children the Hebrew language “the Language of Judah” (13:24) Nehemiah takes measures to repopulate the city and returns to Susa after 12 years in Jerusalem. After some time in Susa he returns, only to find that the people have broken the covenant. He enforces the covenant and prays to God for his favour.
Main Themes
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The Book Of Ezra And Nehemiah
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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.