The books of Ezra and Nehemiah /by F. Charles Fensham.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans, (c)1982.
- xiii, 288 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Introduction -- Original unity -- Authorship -- Sources -- Historical background -- Theology -- Text -- Language -- Personal and family names -- Analysis of contents -- Select bibliography -- Text and commentary -- Return and rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 1:1--6:22) -- Ezra's return and reforms (7:1--10:44) -- Return of Nehemiah; building of the wall (Neh. 1:1--6:19) -- Repopulation of Jerusalem; genealogy of returnees (7:1-72a) -- Further reforms of Ezra (7:72b--10:40 [Eng. volume 39.) -- Further activities of Nehemiah; genealogies (11:1--13:3) -- Reforms of Nehemiah's second administration (13:4-31).
Providing clear exposition based on solid contemporary scholarship, this commentary by F. Charles Fensham examines the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, two books of Scripture that are especially important for understanding the last century of Old Testament Jewish history and for marking the beginnings of Judaism.