Ezra-Nehemiah : A Commentary

Blenkinsopp, Joseph

ISBN 10: 0334004446 / ISBN 13: 9780334004448

Published by SCM Press, London, 1989

About this Item

366pp paperback, Old Testament Library, very good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ezra-Nehemiah : A Commentary
• Publisher: SCM Press, London
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0334004446
• ISBN 13: 9780334004448
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

This commentary has grown out of the author's long-standing interest in the religious history of the Second Temple period. It follows the usual pattern of the series with introduction, text, critical notes and commentary; the translation of the biblical text is the author's own. Its approach is shaped by the comments of an important writer on Ezra from almost sixty years ago: 'The historical perspective which sees Judaism as fulfilling its mission and then making way for the gospel and the church has an impressive inner consistency and spiritual allure, the only problem with it is the real history of Judaism.'

About the Author

Joseph Blenkinsopp is John A. O'Brien Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana. He is the author of Sage, Priest, Prophet: Religious and Intellectual Leadership in Ancient Israel and coauthor of Families in Ancient Israel.