Becking, Bob creator author. text bibliography Commentaries. be Leuven Peeters c2018 2018 monographic eng

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xxv, 330 pages ; 24 cm. Back cover: The biblical books Ezra and Nehemiah are not highly regarded because of a painful point. In both books, a call can be found to put an end to marriages with foreign, or strange women. This commentary wants to understnad that summons in the context of the worldat that time and to show that other themes play a role in Ezra and Nehemiah. In the time after the return from the Babylonian exile Israel had to search for a new identity. It was found around the temple and from the Torah of Moses which was appropriated for a new era. by Bob Becking. Includes bibliographical references (pages xv-xxv). Commentaries Commentaries BS1355.53 .B434 2018 296.09 9789042937697 9042937696 2018483009 YDX 190122 20250210104011.0 20818126 eng