Tuesday, August 09, 2022

Who Was Ezra?

BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: Who Was Ezra? Old Testament texts and the history of a priestly scribe (John Gregory Drummond).

Ezra is a mysterious biblical figure, exalted in some ancient traditions and oddly ignored in others.

This BHD essay introduces a BAR article by Charlotte Hempel which is behind the subscription wall. But the essay is informative in itself.

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