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Ezra was a priest and scribe who came to Judah from Babylon during the Persian period.

Overview

According to 1 Esdras, Ezra-Nehemiah and Josephus, the priest and scribe Ezra came to Judah with an official mission to impose "the law of Moses and the law of the King" to all Jews "beyond the River." He also enforced the prohibition of marriage with women of foreign origin and insisted upon the dismissal of such wives.

Ezra came to Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerses, but it is not clear which king of this name is intended, whether Artaxerses I or Artaxerses II. Also his relationship with Nehemiah is confused. The Nehemiah and the Ezra traditions developed autonomously. The first-person Memoirs of Nehemiah makes no reference to Ezra, as 1 Esdras makes no reference to Nehemiah. The early 2nd century Jewish author Ben Sira praises Nehemiah, but makes no mention of Ezra. The two traditions chronologically overlap in Ezra-Nehemiah, but there is no real contact between the two characters, if not in harmonizing additions to the Nehemiah narrative (12:26,36). In Josephus Nehemiah came after the death of Ezra.

The later book of 4 Ezra turned Ezra into a "prophet" and the recipient of the 24 public books and 70 hidden writings to be kept secret for the "wise."

Ezra in ancient sources

Ezra (sources)

1 Esdras

Josephus

Ezra-Nehemiah

4 Ezra

Ezra in literature & the arts

See Ezra (arts)

Ezra in scholarship

Studies on Ezra focus on three major aspects:

(a) the historicity of Ezra;

(b) the literature attributed to Ezra; and

(c) the development of traditions on Ezra in Judaism and Christianity.

See Ezra (research)

References

Josephus’ Portrait of Ezra / Louis H. Feldman / In: Vetus Testamentum 43.2 (1993) 190-214

Ezra: Priest and Scribe / Reinhard Gregor Kratz / In: Scribes, Sages and Seers (2008 Perdue), edited volume, 163-188

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Pages in category "Ezra (subject)"

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+'''Ezra''' was a priest and scribe who came to Judah from Babylon during the Persian period.
-[[Category:Categories]]
+==Overview==
+According to 1 Esdras, Ezra-Nehemiah and Josephus, the priest and scribe Ezra came to Judah with an official mission to impose "the law of Moses and the law of the King" to all Jews "beyond the River." He also enforced the prohibition of marriage with women of foreign origin and insisted upon the dismissal of such wives.
+Ezra came to Jerusalem ''in the seventh year of Artaxerses'', but it is not clear which king of this name is intended, whether [[Artaxerses I]] or [[Artaxerses II]]. Also his relationship with Nehemiah is confused. The Nehemiah and the Ezra traditions developed autonomously. The first-person Memoirs of Nehemiah makes no reference to Ezra, as 1 Esdras makes no reference to Nehemiah. The early 2nd century Jewish author Ben Sira praises Nehemiah, but makes no mention of Ezra. The two traditions chronologically overlap in Ezra-Nehemiah, but there is no real contact between the two characters, if not in harmonizing additions to the Nehemiah narrative (12:26,36). In Josephus Nehemiah came ''after'' the death of Ezra.
+The later book of 4 Ezra turned Ezra into a "prophet" and the recipient of the 24 public books and 70 hidden writings to be kept secret for the "wise."
+==Ezra in ancient sources==
+*[[Ezra (sources)]]
+====1 Esdras====
+====Josephus====
+====Ezra-Nehemiah====
+====4 Ezra====
+== Ezra in literature & the arts ==
+* See [[Ezra (arts)]]
+== Ezra in scholarship ==
+Studies on [[Ezra]] focus on three major aspects:
+(a) the historicity of Ezra;
+(b) the literature attributed to Ezra; and
+(c) the development of traditions on Ezra in Judaism and Christianity.
+* See [[Ezra (research)]]
+==References==
+*'''Josephus’ Portrait of Ezra''' / [[Louis H. Feldman]] / In: [[Vetus Testamentum]] 43.2 (1993) 190-214
+*'''Ezra: Priest and Scribe''' / [[Reinhard Gregor Kratz]] / In: [[Scribes, Sages and Seers (2008 Perdue), edited volume]], 163-188
+==Related categories==
+*[[Persian Kings|Persian Kings (subject)]] / [[Artaxerses I|Artaxerses I (subject)]] / [[Artaxerses II|Artaxerses II (subject)]]
+*[[Nehemiah|Nehemiah (subject)]]
+==External links==
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra Wikipedia]
+[[Category:Index (database)]]
+[[Category:People (database)]]