Was 1 Esdras First?
An Investigation into the Priority and Nature of 1 Esdras
Biographical note
Lisbeth S. Fried is Visiting Scholar at the Frankel Center for Judaic Studies and in the Department of Near Eastern Studies of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She is the author of over fifty articles as well as of The Priest and the Great King: Temple-Palace Relations in the Persian Empire (Eisenbrauns, 2004).
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION
Lisbeth S. Fried
ARTICLES ARGUING AGAINST THE PRIORITY OF EZRA–NEHEMIAH
LOWER CRITICISM AND HIGHER CRITICISM: THE CASE OF 1 ESDRAS
Deirdre N. Fulton and Gary N. Knoppers
CHICKEN OR EGG? WHICH CAME FIRST, 1 ESDRAS OR EZRA–NEHEMIAH?
Lester L. Grabbe
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EZRA–NEHEMIAH AND 1 ESDRAS
Adrian Schenker
ARTICLES ARGUING AGAINST THE PRIORITY OF 1 ESDRAS
THE STORY OF THE THREE YOUTHS AND THE COMPOSITION OF 1 ESDRAS
Bob Becking
THE SECOND YEAR OF DARIUS
Kristin De Troyer
WHY THE STORY OF THE THREE YOUTHS IN 1 ESDRAS?
Lisbeth S. Fried
1
WHY 1 ESDRAS IS PROBABLY NOT AN EARLY VERSION OF THE EZRA–NEHEMIAH TRADITION
Juha Pakkala
ANCIENT COMPOSITION PATTERNS MIRRORED IN 1 ESDRAS AND THE PRIORITY OF THE CANONICAL COMPOSITION TYPE
Zipora Talshir
LITERARY QUESTIONS BETWEEN EZRA, NEHEMIAH, AND 1 ESDRAS
James C. VanderKam
REMEMBER NEHEMIAH: 1 ESDRAS AND THE DAMNATIO MEMORIAE NEHEMIAE
Jacob L. Wright
ARTICLES INVESTIGATING THE NATURE OF 1 ESDRAS
THE IMAGE OF THE KING(S) IN 1 ESDRAS
Sebastian Grätz
DARIUS’ COURT AND THE GUARDSMEN’S DEBATE: HELLENISTIC GREEK ELEMENTS IN 1 ESDRAS
Paul B. Harvey, Jr.
CYCLICAL TIME AND CATALOGUES: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MEANING IN 1 ESDRAS
Sylvie Honigman
1 ESDRAS: ITS GENRE, LITERARY FORM, AND GOALS
Sara Japhet
THE RENDERING OF 2 CHRONICLES 35–36 IN 1 ESDRAS
Ralph W. Klein
1 ESDRAS AS REWRITTEN BIBLE?
H. G. M. Williamson
Bibliography
Index of Authors
Index of Ancient Sources
List of Contributors
Lisbeth S. Fried
ARTICLES ARGUING AGAINST THE PRIORITY OF EZRA–NEHEMIAH
LOWER CRITICISM AND HIGHER CRITICISM: THE CASE OF 1 ESDRAS
Deirdre N. Fulton and Gary N. Knoppers
CHICKEN OR EGG? WHICH CAME FIRST, 1 ESDRAS OR EZRA–NEHEMIAH?
Lester L. Grabbe
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EZRA–NEHEMIAH AND 1 ESDRAS
Adrian Schenker
ARTICLES ARGUING AGAINST THE PRIORITY OF 1 ESDRAS
THE STORY OF THE THREE YOUTHS AND THE COMPOSITION OF 1 ESDRAS
Bob Becking
THE SECOND YEAR OF DARIUS
Kristin De Troyer
WHY THE STORY OF THE THREE YOUTHS IN 1 ESDRAS?
Lisbeth S. Fried
1
WHY 1 ESDRAS IS PROBABLY NOT AN EARLY VERSION OF THE EZRA–NEHEMIAH TRADITION
Juha Pakkala
ANCIENT COMPOSITION PATTERNS MIRRORED IN 1 ESDRAS AND THE PRIORITY OF THE CANONICAL COMPOSITION TYPE
Zipora Talshir
LITERARY QUESTIONS BETWEEN EZRA, NEHEMIAH, AND 1 ESDRAS
James C. VanderKam
REMEMBER NEHEMIAH: 1 ESDRAS AND THE DAMNATIO MEMORIAE NEHEMIAE
Jacob L. Wright
ARTICLES INVESTIGATING THE NATURE OF 1 ESDRAS
THE IMAGE OF THE KING(S) IN 1 ESDRAS
Sebastian Grätz
DARIUS’ COURT AND THE GUARDSMEN’S DEBATE: HELLENISTIC GREEK ELEMENTS IN 1 ESDRAS
Paul B. Harvey, Jr.
CYCLICAL TIME AND CATALOGUES: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MEANING IN 1 ESDRAS
Sylvie Honigman
1 ESDRAS: ITS GENRE, LITERARY FORM, AND GOALS
Sara Japhet
THE RENDERING OF 2 CHRONICLES 35–36 IN 1 ESDRAS
Ralph W. Klein
1 ESDRAS AS REWRITTEN BIBLE?
H. G. M. Williamson
Bibliography
Index of Authors
Index of Ancient Sources
List of Contributors
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