Ezra : A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eskenazi, Tamara Cohn, author.

Series:

The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries.

The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Ezra--Commentaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (501 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2023.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

A new translation and commentary on the biblical book of Ezra by the renowned author of two award-winning biblical commentaries The book of Ezra is a remarkable testament to a nation’s ability to survive and develop a distinctive identity under imperial rule. But Ezra is far more than a simple chronicle; it constitutes a new biblical model for political, religious, and social order in the Persian Empire. In this new volume, Tamara Cohn Eskenazi outlines how the book of Ezra documents the radical transformation that followed reconstruction after the fall of Jerusalem and Judah. The extensive introduction employs literary and historical methodologies to highlight the book’s innovations, including its textualization of the tradition, as well as the unprecedented role of the people as chief protagonists. The translation and commentary incorporate evidence from ancient and contemporaneous primary sources from Egypt, Babylonia, Greece, and Persia, along with new archaeological studies of Judah. With great care and detail, Eskenazi demonstrates how the book of Ezra creates a blueprint for survival after destruction, shaping a new kind of society and forging a new communal identity.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction

I. A Brief Overview of Ezra-Nehemiah

II. The Persian Empire (539–332 BCE)

III. Judah and the Judeans in the Persian Period

IV. Sources and Composition

V. The Unity of Ezra-Nehemiah

VI. The Theology of Ezra-Nehemiah

VII. A History of Interpretation

VIII. A Guide to the Commentary

Bibliography

Translation

Notes and comments

I. “To Build the House of YHWH”: The Call and the Agenda of the Book (1:1–11)

II. The List of Builders (2:1–70)

III. Building YHWH’s House, Stage One: The Temple (3:1–6:22)

IV. Building YHWH’s House, Stage Two: The People (7:1–10:44)

Index of Subjects

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Ancient Sources

ISBN:

9780300279481

0300279485

9780300174625

0300174624

OCLC:

1385417388