Monthly Archives: September 2011

Brief Introduction to the Book of Ezra-Nehemiah (with Bibliography)

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

Ezra begins his record in 538 BC just after the conquest of Babylon by Cyrus king of Persia (cf. Ezra 1:1) and describes some of the events leading to his own work in Jerusalem some eighty years later (458 BC) … Continue reading →

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The Composition of the Deuteronomistic History

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Rick Wadholm

There are three primary schools of thought on the Deuteronomistic History. The first to postulate the DH was Martin Noth, who went against the grain of previous scholars of the Old Testament, and argued that rather than the books of … Continue reading →

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