Kidner, Derek.

Ezra and Nehemiah : an introduction and commentary / Derek Kidner. - Nottingham, England : Downers Grove, Ill. : Inter-Varsity Press ; IVP Academic, 2009. - 192 p. ; 21 cm. - Tyndale Old Testament commentaries ; v. 12 . - Tyndale Old Testament commentaries ; 12. .

Originally published: Downers Grove, Ill. : Inter-Varsity Press, c1979.

Includes bibliographical references.

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 -- Additional note on the list of vessels, 1:9-11 -- 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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