02540cam a22003494a 4500 57293 57267 14919791 OSt 20180430155217.0 070709s2007 miu b 001 0 eng 2007028245 9781587431616 (cloth) 1587431610 (cloth) (OCoLC)ocn154685853 (OCoLC)154685853 DLC DLC DLC BS1355.53 .L48 2007 222/.707 22 Levering, Matthew, 1971- 20996 Ezra & Nehemiah / Matthew Levering. Ezra and Nehemiah Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, c2007. 236 p. ; 24 cm. Brazos theological commentary on the Bible; 15/16 Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and indexes. Introduction 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. Bible. Ezra Commentaries. 20997 Bible. Nehemiah Commentaries. 20998 Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028245.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF CPL CPL REF 2013-06-12 Donation-TBN 45.00 0 REF BS 491.2.B73 VOL.15/16 R27169M3232 2019-09-26 00:00:00 Vol. 15/16 2013-06-12 REF