02251cam a22002894a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000260009302000230011903500240014203500210016604000240018708200160021110000300022724500430025724600200030026000460032030000280036649000470039450400660044150512910050763000380179863000420183685600830187814919791AU-EpEBC20120927151619.0070709s2007    miu      b    001 0 eng    a  2007028245  a9781587431616 (cloth)  a1587431610 (cloth)  a(OCoLC)ocn154685853  a(OCoLC)154685853  aDLCcDLCdDLCdNEMB00a222.707/LEV1 aLevering, Matthew,d1971-10aEzra and Nehemiah /cMatthew Levering.3 aEzra & Nehemiah  aGrand Rapids, MI :bBrazos Press,cc2007.  a236 p. ;bhbk ;c24 cm.0 aBrazos theological commentary on the Bible  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and indexes.0 aContents : 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.00aBible.pO.T.pEzravCommentaries.00aBible.pO.T.pNehemiahvCommentaries.413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028245.html