Ezra-Nehemiah

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The books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible are often thought to constitute a unity. William Dumbrell notes that their common authorship is generally accepted.[1] H. G. M. Williamson[2], Sara Japhet and Gary Knoppers[3] are among many scholars who agree that Ezra-Nehemiah is a single work. The division of Ezra-Nehemiah into two parts is first found in the third century.[4] In modern Hebrew Bibles, the Masoretic notes at the end of Nehemiah list the middle verse as Nehemiah 3:32, which indicates that a complete work of Ezra-Nehemiah is in view.[5]

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  1. ^ William J. Dumbrell, The Faith of Israel. 2nd ed., 2002. p. 311.
  2. ^ H. G. M. Williamson, Ezra, Nehemiah, Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 16 (Dallas:Word, 1985), pp. xxi - lii.
  3. ^ Gary N. Knoppers, I Chronicles 1 - 9, Anchor Bible Commentary Vol. 12 (New York:[[Doubleday (publisher)|]], 2003), pp. 80 - 89.
  4. ^ Gregory Goswell, "What's in a Name? Book Titles in the Latter Prophets and Writings," Pacfica 21 (2008), 13.
  5. ^ Goswell, 14.
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