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I and II Esdras. / Introd., translation and commentary by Jacob M. Myers.

Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Bible ; v. 42.Publication details: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1974.Edition: [1st ed.]Description: xxiv, 383 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0385004265
  • 9780385004268
  • 0385509146
  • 9780385509145
Uniform titles:
  • Bible. Esdras. English. Myers. 1974.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 220.6/6 s 229/.1/066
LOC classification:
  • BS192.2.A1 1964 .G3 vol. 42 BS1713
Other classification:
  • 11.41
  • BC 5100
  • cci1icc
Contents:
I Esdras -- Introduction -- Name, contents, and relationship to sources -- Text, versions, language -- Purpose and date -- Textual and historical significance -- Theological and practical interests -- Bibliography I -- Translation, notes, and comments -- The period of Josiah (1:1-31) -- The last kings of Judah (1:32-55) -- The decree of Cyrus and the response thereto (2:1-14) -- Correspondence between the Samarian officials and the Persian court (2:15-25) -- The story of bodyguards (3:1--4:63) -- Preparations for and return from captivity (5:1-70) -- Events associated with the reconstruction of the temple (6:1--7:15) -- The Ezra story (8:1--9:55) -- II Esdras -- Introduction -- The name of the book -- Outline and content -- Manuscripts and versions -- Original language -- The unity of the book -- The theology of II Esdras (chs. 3-14) -- Messianic implications -- Date and purpose -- Literary relationships -- Bibliography II -- Translation, notes, and comments -- Ezra's divine commission (1--2) -- The Ezra apocalypse (3--14) -- The first vision (3:1--5:19) -- The second vision (5:20--6:34) -- The third vision (6:35--9:25) -- The fourth vision (9:26--10:59) -- The fifth (Eagle) vision (10:60--12:51) -- The sixth vision (The man from the sea) (13:1-58) -- The seventh vision (The legend of Ezra) (14:1-51) -- Sixth Ezra (15--16).
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Books Academic Resource Center at Levitt General Stacks (LOWER Level) BS 192.2 .A1 1964 G3 V.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 24988

Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-22).

I Esdras -- Introduction -- Name, contents, and relationship to sources -- Text, versions, language -- Purpose and date -- Textual and historical significance -- Theological and practical interests -- Bibliography I -- Translation, notes, and comments -- The period of Josiah (1:1-31) -- The last kings of Judah (1:32-55) -- The decree of Cyrus and the response thereto (2:1-14) -- Correspondence between the Samarian officials and the Persian court (2:15-25) -- The story of bodyguards (3:1--4:63) -- Preparations for and return from captivity (5:1-70) -- Events associated with the reconstruction of the temple (6:1--7:15) -- The Ezra story (8:1--9:55) -- II Esdras -- Introduction -- The name of the book -- Outline and content -- Manuscripts and versions -- Original language -- The unity of the book -- The theology of II Esdras (chs. 3-14) -- Messianic implications -- Date and purpose -- Literary relationships -- Bibliography II -- Translation, notes, and comments -- Ezra's divine commission (1--2) -- The Ezra apocalypse (3--14) -- The first vision (3:1--5:19) -- The second vision (5:20--6:34) -- The third vision (6:35--9:25) -- The fourth vision (9:26--10:59) -- The fifth (Eagle) vision (10:60--12:51) -- The sixth vision (The man from the sea) (13:1-58) -- The seventh vision (The legend of Ezra) (14:1-51) -- Sixth Ezra (15--16).

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