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Fried, Lisbeth S.

Ezra and the law in history and tradition / Lisbeth S. Fried. - Columbia, SC : University of South Carolina, 2014. - 1 online resource. - Studies on personalities of the Old Testament . - Studies on personalities of the Old Testament. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the continuing story of Ezra, scribe and priest -- The historical Ezra -- Ezra in the Hebrew Bible -- First, or Greek, Esdras : the law triumphant -- Fourth Ezra : the Ezra apocalypse -- The Christian additions to the Ezra apocalypse -- Ezra ascends to heaven and goes to hell -- Ezra among Christians, Samaritans, Muslims, and Jews of late antiquity -- Ezra in modern scholarship -- Postscript: Reflections on Ezra and the law -- Appendix 1: Chronology -- Appendix 2: Versions and translations of 4 Ezra.

ISBN: 9781611174106 1611174104 1306637643 9781306637640

Source: 22573/ctv6vqg6n JSTOR

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ezra (Biblical figure)
Ezra (Biblical figure)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
RELIGION--Biblical Studies--Old Testament.
RELIGION / Biblical Biography / Old Testament

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BS580.E9 / F75 2014eb

Dewey Class. No.: 222/.7092