Allen, Leslie C. creator Laniak, Timothy S. text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich Baker Academic 2012 monographic eng

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xi, 290 p. ; 22 cm. 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. Leslie C. Allen, Timothy S. Laniak. Originally published: Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers ; Carlisle, Cumbria : Paternoster Press, c2003. Includes bibliographical references and index. Commentaries Commentaries Commentaries BS1151.3 .U64 2012 BS1355.53 9780801045462 0801045460 XBE 120517 20140707180442.0 793844422