TY  - BOOK
AU  - Levering,Matthew
TI  - Ezra & Nehemiah
T2  - Brazos theological commentary on the Bible
SN  - 9781587431616 (cloth)
AV  - BS .491.3  .B744 2007
U1  - 222/.707 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Mich.
PB  - Brazos Press
KW  - Bible
KW  - O.T
KW  - Ezra
KW  - Commentaries
KW  - Nehemiah
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028245.html
ER  -