02258cam a22003014a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000260008802000230011403500240013703500210016104000180018205000250020008200170022510000300024224500410027224600220031326000490033530000210038449000540040550400660045950512800052563000320180563000360183785600830187314919791OSt20180430155217.0070709s2007    miu      b    001 0 eng    a  2007028245  a9781587431616 (cloth)  a1587431610 (cloth)  a(OCoLC)ocn154685853  a(OCoLC)154685853  aDLCcDLCdDLC00aBS1355.53b.L48 200700a222/.7072221 aLevering, Matthew,d1971-10aEzra & Nehemiah /cMatthew Levering.3 aEzra and Nehemiah  aGrand Rapids, Mich. :bBrazos Press,cc2007.  a236 p. ;c24 cm.0 aBrazos theological commentary on the Bible; 15/16  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and indexes.0 aIntroduction to the book of Ezra -- The restoration of the Holy Land, united by the temple -- Ezra 1: return to the land -- Ezra 2: return of the holy people to the land -- Ezra 3: laying the foundations of the temple : joy and weeping -- Ezra 4: obstacles to rebuilding the temple -- Ezra 5: the prophets of God and the completion of the temple -- Ezra 6: the temple and the Passover -- The holy people, united by the Torah -- Ezra 7: the mission of Ezra, the scribe -- Ezra 8: the holy people -- Ezra 9: the purification of the people -- Ezra 10: the purification of the people completed -- Conclusion to the book of Ezra -- The book of Nehemiah -- Introduction to the book of Nehemiah -- The Holy Land -- Nehemiah 1: concerning Jerusalem -- Nehemiah 2: rebuilding-first steps -- Nehemiah 3: rebuilding continued -- Nehemiah 4: opposition -- Nehemiah 5: the fruits of the land -- Nehemiah 6: triumph and danger -- The holy people -- Nehemiah 7: consolidating the holy people -- Nehemiah 8: the Torah, pattern of holiness -- Nehemiah 9: holiness and repentance -- Nehemiah 10: renewal of the covenant -- Nehemiah 11: repopulating Jerusalem -- Nehemiah 12: the holy people -- Nehemiah 13: final efforts at the renewal of the holy people -- Conclusion to the book of Nehemiah.00aBible.pEzravCommentaries.00aBible.pNehemiahvCommentaries.413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028245.html