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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Ezra-Nehemiah"”.
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The Reimagination of the House of God in the Book of Ezra-Nehemiah
This thesis examines how the legal exegesis of Ezra-Nehemiah portrays the house of God. I will explore how four topics are repurposed and belong together to reimagine the house of God in the postexilic period: 1) resumption of cultic worship (Ezra 3:1-13; 6:16-22; Neh 10:33-35), 2) provision of …
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The role of imperial decrees in Ezra-Nehemiah : an ideological and exegetical analysis
… of the role of the imperial decrees of Persia in Ezra- Nehemiah (hereafter E-N). The imperial decrees, to date, have not been considered to play any significant role in both the compilation and the interpretation of E-N because they have been analysed, almost exclusively, in terms of their …
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A Grammar of Transcriptions in 2 Esdras: Text, Philology, Phonology
… reveal a Hebrew and Aramaic pronunciation of Ezra-Nehemiah from a stage earlier than that attested in the Tiberian reading tradition. This pronunciation, and the process of uncovering it, sheds new light on Ezra-Nehemiah, 2 Esdras, and some of the people who transmitted these texts down …
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III-h verbs in biblical Hebrew: A study of short and long forms with special attention to the wayyiqtol conjugation
… form in late biblical Hebrew (especially Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah). Additionally, the data suggests that the long III-h wayyiqtol form corresponds in usage with the non III-h wayyiqtol forms lengthened with the ah suffix ( paragogic h). Before any firm conclusions can be set forth with regard to the …
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Restoration: An Oratorio Based on Ezra and Nehemiah
… Restoration, an oratorio based on the story of Ezra and Nehemiah. I came to this story for several reasons: first, though comprising a unique moment in Old Testament history, it has not been told through music. More importantly, I believed that the themes of this story were ones that needed to …