Ezra and Nehemiah

by Kidner, Derek

• ISBN13: 9780830842124
• ISBN10: 0830842128
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-30
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

This series provides students of the Bible with thorough, up-to-date commentary on the Old Testament. Each volume presents a passage-by-passage interpretation of the text and discussion of major themes and critical issues. Market/Audience Pastors Professors Seminary students Theologians Sunday school teachers Endorsement"There simply is no series of medium-length commentaries that approaches the excellence of the Tyndale commentaries." - DONALD A. HAGNER, Fuller Theological Seminary"Within its constraints, this series includes some outstanding volumes." - D. A. CARSON, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School"Tyndale commentaries are always useful, not least because they focus so clearly on the text of Scripture, and do not fall into the trap of paying too much attention to other commentaries and not enough to the scriptural text they are intended to expound and explain. So they retain their usefulness for preachers, Bible study leaders and for all readers of the Bible." - PETER ADAM, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia"The Tyndale volumes have long been the premier shorter-length commentary series on both Testaments throughout the English-speaking world." - CRAIG BLOMBERG, Denver Seminary Features and Benefits Contains helpful appendices related to key themes of Old Testament books Includes a passage-by-passage interpretation of Old Testament books Provides contemporary commentary that focuses on exegesis

Table of Contents

General preface

Author's Preface

A Selection of Dates

Chief Abbreviations

Introduction

Ezra and Nehemiah in the setting of their times

The Religious Policy of the Persian Kings

Some Leading Themes of Ezra-Nehemiah

Commentary on Ezra

Commentary on Nehemiah

Appendices

The designation, sources, languages and authorship of Ezra-Nehemiah

The identity of Sheshbazzar

The Elephantine Papyri and some statements of Josephus

A question of chronology: Ezra-Nehemiah or Nehemiah-Ezra?

Ezra's book of the law

Ezra-Nehemiah as history

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