the Nehemiah-memoir and its earliest readers Wright, Jacob L. creator text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. gw 2004 2004 monographic eng 1 online resource (386 pages). 1. Introduction -- Spinoza and the attempt to isolate Nehemiah's first-person account -- I. In Susa -- 1:1-11 -- 2. Nehemiah's first prayer -- 1:5-11a -- 3. The origins of Jerusalem's ruins -- 4. A prologue to the amplified account -- 1:1b-4 -- II. From Susa to Jerusalem -- 5. Artaxerxes' permission to build -- 2:1-11a -- 6. The consolidation of the builders -- 2:11b-4:17 -- 7. The intimidation of the builder -- 6:1-19 -- 8. The socioeconomic reforms -- 5:1-19 -- III. Additional reforms during the work on the Wall -- 13:4-31 -- 9. The cultic reforms -- 13:4-14 -- 10. The sabbath-reforms -- 13:15-22 -- 11. The marriage-reforms -- 13:23-31 -- IV. The dedication of the Wall (12:27-13:3) and the formation of a new climax (7:1-12:26) -- 12. The account of the dedication ceremonies (12:27ff.) and the analogy of 7:1-3 -- 13. The account of the dedication ceremonies and the growth of chaps. 7-13 -- 14. The final form of the book in Neh 12:44-13:3 and Neh 8-10. Jacob L. Wright. Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-354) and indexes. Criticism, interpretation, etc Critique, interprétation, etc RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament Nehemia (bijbelboek) Textgeschichte BS1365.52 .W75 2004eb 222/.806 11.41 Wright, Jacob L. Berlin : Walter de Gruyter, [2004] xiii, 372 pages ; 24 cm. (DLC) 2004023892 (OCoLC)56755751 9783110927207 3110927209 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=629111 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=629111 E7B 041008 20200709055919.0 ocn868953970 eng