Kidner, Derek, <br/><br/>
Ezra and Nehemiah :  an introduction and commentary /  [print] 
Derek Kidner. 
 - Nottingham, England :  Inter-Varsity Press ;  2009. Downers Grove, Illinois :  IVP Academic,  (c)2009. 
 - 192 pages ;  21 cm. 
 - Tyndale Old Testament commentaries ;  v. 12 .
 - Tyndale Old Testament commentaries ;  12. .
<br/><br/> Originally published: Downers Grove, Illinois : Inter-Varsity Press, c1979. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Introduction --  Ezra and Nehemiah in the setting of their times --  The religious policy of the Persian kings --  Some leading themes of Ezra-Nehemiah --  Commentary on Ezra --  Additional note on the list of vessels, 1:9-11 --  Commentary on Nehemiah --  Appendices --  The designation, sources, languages and authorship of Ezra-Nehemiah --  The identity of Sheshbazzar --  The Elephantine papyri and some statements of Josephus --  A question of chronology : Ezra-Nehemiah or Nehemiah-Ezra? --  Ezra's book of the law --  Ezra-Nehemiah as history. 
<br/><br/> Introduction and commentary to the books of Ezra and Nehemiah which chart the Jews' return from exile to Jerusalem and the beginnings of rebirth. --from publisher description 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780830842124 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1355 BS1355.K46.E973 2009