RT Book T1 Ezra - Nehemiah T2 Historical commentary on the Old Testament JF Historical commentary on the Old Testament A1 Becking, Bob 1951- LA English PP Leuven Paris Bristol PB Peeters YR 2018 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1584666404 AB 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 NO Includes bibliographical references (pages xv-xxv) CN BS1355.53 SN 9789042937697 K1 Bible : Ezra : Commentaries K1 Bible : Nehemiah : Commentaries K1 Bible K1 Commentaries K1 Kommentar