| Ezra-Nehemiah Contributor(s): Grabbe, Lester L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415141540 ISBN-13: 9780415141543 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1998 Annotation: This provocative provides a close reading of the final form of the texts of the Hebrew Ezra, the Hebrew Nehemiah, 1 Esdras and other Ezra and Nehemiah traditions. Combining literary and the historical approaches, Lester L. Grabbe challenges commonly held assumptions about Joshua and Zerubbabel, the initial resettlement of land after the exile, the figure of Ezra, and the activities of Nehemiah. Controversially, the challenge comes not from radical theory, but from the Bible itself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General - Religion | Reference |
| Dewey: 222.707 |
| LCCN: 98-9271 |
| Series: Old Testament Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.48" W x 8.46" (0.64 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this provocative study, Lester Grabbe presents a unique approach to Ezra-Nehemiah with the combination of a literary and historical approach. Lester Grabbe challenges commonly held assumptions about Joshua and Zerubbabel, the initial resettlement of land after the exile, the figure of Ezra and the activities of Nehemiah. Controversially, the challenge comes, not from radical theory but from paying careful attention to the text of the Bible itself. |