02288cam a22003014a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000170007302000260009002000230011603500240013903500210016304000180018405000270020208200170022910000300024624500620027624600220033826000490036030000210040949000470043050400660047750512800054363000380182363000420186185600830190314919791AUA.120190721123713.0070709s2007    miu      b    001 0 eng    a  2007028245  a9781587431616 (cloth)  a1587431610 (cloth)  a(OCoLC)ocn154685853  a(OCoLC)154685853  aDLCcDLCdDLC00aBS .491.3 b.B744 200700a222/.7072221 aLevering, Matthew,d1971-10aEzra & Nehemiah /cMatthew Levering; R.R. Reno, gen.edit.3 aEzra and Nehemiah  aGrand Rapids, Mich. :bBrazos Press,cc2007.  a236 p. ;c24 cm.0 aBrazos theological commentary on the Bible  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-216) and indexes.0 aIntroduction to the book of Ezra -- The restoration of the Holy Land, united by the temple -- Ezra 1: return to the land -- Ezra 2: return of the holy people to the land -- Ezra 3: laying the foundations of the temple : joy and weeping -- Ezra 4: obstacles to rebuilding the temple -- Ezra 5: the prophets of God and the completion of the temple -- Ezra 6: the temple and the Passover -- The holy people, united by the Torah -- Ezra 7: the mission of Ezra, the scribe -- Ezra 8: the holy people -- Ezra 9: the purification of the people -- Ezra 10: the purification of the people completed -- Conclusion to the book of Ezra -- The book of Nehemiah -- Introduction to the book of Nehemiah -- The Holy Land -- Nehemiah 1: concerning Jerusalem -- Nehemiah 2: rebuilding-first steps -- Nehemiah 3: rebuilding continued -- Nehemiah 4: opposition -- Nehemiah 5: the fruits of the land -- Nehemiah 6: triumph and danger -- The holy people -- Nehemiah 7: consolidating the holy people -- Nehemiah 8: the Torah, pattern of holiness -- Nehemiah 9: holiness and repentance -- Nehemiah 10: renewal of the covenant -- Nehemiah 11: repopulating Jerusalem -- Nehemiah 12: the holy people -- Nehemiah 13: final efforts at the renewal of the holy people -- Conclusion to the book of Nehemiah.00aBible.pO.T.pEzravCommentaries.00aBible.pO.T.pNehemiahvCommentaries.413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028245.html