The Books Of Ezra And Nehemiah With Introduction Notes And Maps

Author : T. Witton Davies
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ISBN 13 : 9781331777465
Total Pages : 402 pages
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Download or read book Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther written by T. Witton Davies and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther: Introduction Revised Version With Notes Maps and Index Ezra and Nehemiah are treated as one book with the name 'Ezra' in the Talmud, the Massorah, in the LXX (B) (Esdras (B)), in Josephus, and in the early Christian Church. Origen in his Hexapla was the first to divide this one work into two, but the first to give the second part the name 'Nehemiah' was Jerome, according to Sayce and Ryle, though Baudissin says it is due to late MSS. of the LXX. In the Jewish Canon, as represented by our Hebrew Bible, Ezra-Nehemiah and Chronicles (reckoned as one book) are the two last books in the third division (Ketubim or writings, also called Hagiographa), and therefore in the Hebrew Old Testament. In the English, Welsh, &c., Bible, Ezra and Nehemiah, counted as two books, appear after Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, and before Esther. It is impossible to say for certain when Ezra-Nehemiah was received into the Canon of the Old Testament. Ryle thinks that every book now in the Ketubim must have found its way into the Jewish Canon between 160-109 B. C. His evidence for this conclusion is cumulative, but it is by no means decisive. He does not advance a single argument that settles the matter beyond controversy, nor can the sum total of his arguments be said to do this. It cannot be proved definitely that our Hebrew Bible was recognized as canonical by the Synod of Jamnia (A. D. 90). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.