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==Abstract==
==Abstract==


Stone rejected the documentary hypothesis in the composition of 4 Ezra and strongly advocated the unity of the text.
4 Ezra is not a literary representation of a theological debate external to the author; it is rather a reflection of his own divided mind, of his own internal struggle. "The religious experiences described in 4 Ezra... were the actual experiences of the author" (p.33).
==Editions and translations==
==Editions and translations==
Published in Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 1990 ([[Hermeneia]]); edited by [[Frank M. Cross]].
Published in Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 1990 ([[Hermeneia]]); edited by [[Frank M. Cross]].



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Fourth Ezra: A Commentary (1990) is a book by Michael E. Stone.

Abstract

Stone rejected the documentary hypothesis in the composition of 4 Ezra and strongly advocated the unity of the text.

4 Ezra is not a literary representation of a theological debate external to the author; it is rather a reflection of his own divided mind, of his own internal struggle. "The religious experiences described in 4 Ezra... were the actual experiences of the author" (p.33).

Editions and translations

Published in Minneapolis, MN: Fortress, 1990 (Hermeneia); edited by Frank M. Cross.

Table of contents

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