02319cam a22003254a 4500 14919791 AU-EpEBC 20120927151619.0 070709s2007 miu b 001 0 eng 2007028245 9781587431616 (cloth) 1587431610 (cloth) (OCoLC)ocn154685853 (OCoLC)154685853 DLC DLC DLC NEMB 222.707/LEV EW Levering, Matthew, 1971- Ezra and Nehemiah / Matthew Levering. Ezra & Nehemiah Grand Rapids, MI : Brazos Press, c2007. 236 p. ; hbk ; 24 cm. Brazos theological commentary on the Bible Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and indexes. Contents : 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. Bible. O.T. Ezra Commentaries. Bible. O.T. Nehemiah Commentaries. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028245.html ddc 13686 13686 0 0 ddc 0 0 221 OT MAIN MAIN OS 2012-09-04 ANZTLA 2012 prize, donated by Koorong. 5.00 0 222.707/LEV 11628 2014-12-17 00:00:00 1 50.00 2012-09-04 AM