Ezra and Nehemiah : an introduction and commentary

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General preface -- Author's preface -- A selection of dates -- Introduction. Ezra and Nehemiah in the setting of their times -- The religious policy of the Persian kings -- Some leading themes of Ezra-Nehemiah -- Commentary on Ezra -- Commentary on Nehemiah -- Appendices. The designation, sources, languages and authorship of Ezra-Nehemiah -- The identify of Sheshbazzar -- The Elephantine Papyri and some statements of Josephus -- A question of chronology : Ezra-Nehemiah or Nehemiah-Ezra? -- Ezra's book of the law -- Ezra-Nehemiah as history.