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Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther / Leslie C. Allen, Timothy S. Laniak.

Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther / Leslie C. Allen, Timothy S. Laniak.
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ISBN 9780801045462
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Name Allen, Leslie C. author.
Title Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther / Leslie C. Allen, Timothy S. Laniak.
Published Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, 2012.
©2003
Description xi, 290 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes Originally published: Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers ; Carlisle, Cumbria : Paternoster Press, ©2003.
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: Ezra-Nehemiah : The long awaited signal (Ezra 1:1-4) ; Preparations for implementing the mission (Ezra 1:5-11) ; The return of the true people of God (Ezra 2:1-70) ; Making a start (Ezra 3:1-13) ; A temporary and typical setback (Ezra 4:1-24) ; Back on track (Ezra 5:1-17) ; The green light (Ezra 6:1-22) ; Ezra's commission (Ezra 7:1-28a) ; Brining glory to the temple (Ezra 7:28b-8:36) ; Ezra's challenging prayer (Ezra 9:1-15) ; The message hits home (Ezra 10:1-44) -- Nehemiah / Leslie C. Allen : The background to Nehemiah's mission (Neh. 1:1-11) ; The assignment of the mission (Neh. 2:1-10) ; Nehemiah's private and public measures (Neh. 2:11-20) ; Details of the wall building (Neh. 3:1-32) ; Hurdles to get over (Neh. 4:1-23) ; Trouble on the farm (Neh. 5:1-19) ; Success in spite of intimidation (Neh. 6:1-19) ; Preparations for consolidating the city (Neh. 7:1-73a) ; Back to basics (Neh. 7:73b-8:18) ; Restoring right relations with God (Neh. 9:1-37) ; A communal pledge of obedience (Neh. 9:38-10:39) ; Moving into the Holy City (Neh. 11:1-12:26) ; The grand finale (Neh. 12:27-43) ; Guidelines established and monitored (Neh. 12:44-13:31).
Esther / Timothy S. Laniak : Introduction ; Three royal banquets (Esth. 1:1-9) ; Vashti's refusal and its fallout (Esth. 1:10-220 ; Esther's rise to royalty (Esth. 2:1-18) ; The attempted coup and the loyal Jew (Esth. 2:19-23) ; Haman's promotion and plot against the Jews (Esth. 3:1-15) ; The Jewish response I: Mordecai's plan for Esther (Esth. 4:1-17) ; The Jewish response II: Esther's plan for Haman (Esth. 5:1-14) ; Haman honors Mordecai (Esth. 6:1-14) ; Esther accuses Haman (Esth. 7:1-10) ; Esther's counterplot (Esth. 8:1-17) ; The victory of the Jews (Esth. 9:1-19) ; The authorization of Purim (Esth. 9:20-32) ; Epilogue: Modecai's greatness (Esth. 10:1-3).
Summary Ezra-Nehemiah is the Old Testament equivalent of the Acts of the Apostles--it is a book of new beginnings. Just as Acts narrates the early history of the church through the work of the apostles, Ezra-Nehemiah narrates the re-establishment of the people of God after the exile through the work of Sheshbazzar, Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Allen explores Ezra-Nehemiah as a single literary text made up of three parts telling the story of three missions and the opposition they meet with. Esther is a story about a young girl who becomes queen. Laniak's commentary examines this narrative as a story with many levels of meaning. Esther is about the minority Jewish community in the dependent state of Diaspora, navigating a precarious existence in two worlds, and it is about the triumph of right over wrong, of God's people over their enemies. --From publisher's description.
Subjects Bible. -- Ezra -- Commentaries
Bible. -- Nehemiah -- Commentaries
Bible. -- Esther -- Commentaries
Added Names Laniak, Timothy S. author.
Series Understanding the Bible commentary series
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