Overview

• Ezra | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Ezra | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Ezra | Holman Bible Handbook

• Ezra | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Ezra, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• “Ezra-Nehemiah, Books of” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Ezra and Nehemiah | The Bible Guide

• Ezra | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• “Ezra, Book of” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Outline

• “Date, Scope, and Structure” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline of contents | New Bible Dictionary

• Outline of Ezra-Nehemiah | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Content Outline of Ezra | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Outline | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Contents

• Content and Messages | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• “Ezra, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Guide

• Key Events | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Purpose and Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Authorship

• Historical and Literary Issues | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary

• Ezra and Nehemiah | The Bible Guide

• Author. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Date

• “Date, Scope, and Structure” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Chronology of Ezra and Nehemiah | Holman Bible Handbook

• Chronology of Ezra and Nehemiah | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary

• Date and Place of Authorship | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Who Came First — Ezra or Nehemiah? | The Bible Guide

• Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Date | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Purpose

• Purpose | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Purpose | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Purpose and Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Historical Context

• Historical Background | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Chronological Chart: The Esile and Return | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Where the Action Takes Place | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Background | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Background | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

• Chronology | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Location

• Date and Place of Authorship | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Historical Setting. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Geography

• The Returns of Jewish Exiles to Judah | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Post-Exilic Judah | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Key Figures

• The Man Ezra | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Key People | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• The Leaders | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Placement

• Origin and Place in the Canon | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• The Prophets | The Bible Guide

Canonicity

• Canonicity | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Canonicity. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Historicity

• Special Problems | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Historical and Literary Issues | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Historicity | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Credibility | New Bible Dictionary

• The book of Ezra and 1 Esdras | New Bible Dictionary

• Historical Problems | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Unity

• Extent of the Original Work | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Composition

• Sources | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Origin and Place in the Canon | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Sources | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Composition of Ezra-Nehemiah | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Personal Memoirs | The Bible Guide

• Sources | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Text

• Languages | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Text | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• The Text | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Title

• Name | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Name | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Name | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Name | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Style

• Style | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Literary Aspects | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Structure

• “Date, Scope, and Structure” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Theological Outline of Ezra | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Theme

• Theme | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Emphases

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Introduction | The Bible Guide

• Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Interpretation

• The Lessons | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Message

• Content and Messages | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• The Message of Ezra-Nehemiah | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Theology

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Christ in the Book of Ezra | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Significance

• Theological Significance | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Bible Handbook

Spiritual Content

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Bibliography

• Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Bibliography | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Bibliography | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Overview

• Ezra | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Ezra | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Ezra | Holman Bible Handbook

• Ezra | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Ezra, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• “Ezra-Nehemiah, Books of” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Ezra and Nehemiah | The Bible Guide

• Ezra | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• “Ezra, Book of” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Outline

• Outline of Ezra-Nehemiah | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• “Date, Scope, and Structure” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline of contents | New Bible Dictionary

• Outline of Ezra-Nehemiah | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Content Outline of Ezra | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Analysis of Contents | The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Outline | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Contents

• The Contents of the Books | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Content and Messages | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• “Ezra, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Guide

• Key Events | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Purpose and Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Authorship

• Historical and Literary Issues | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary

• Ezra and Nehemiah | The Bible Guide

• Author. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Authorship | The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Date

• Date | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 16: Ezra, Nehemiah

• The Date | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• The Date of Ezra’s Mission | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• “Date, Scope, and Structure” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Chronology of Ezra and Nehemiah | Holman Bible Handbook

• Chronology of Ezra and Nehemiah | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary

• Date and Place of Authorship | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Who Came First — Ezra or Nehemiah? | The Bible Guide

• Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date and Authorship | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Date | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Purpose

• Purpose | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Purpose | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Purpose and Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Historical Context

• The Historical Context—The Great Persian Empire | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• The Chronological Order | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• The Samaritan Opposition | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• The History of the Persian Period | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Historical Background | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Chronological Chart: The Esile and Return | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Where the Action Takes Place | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Historical Background | The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Background | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Background | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

• Chronology | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Location

• Date and Place of Authorship | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Historical Setting. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Geography

• The Returns of Jewish Exiles to Judah | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Post-Exilic Judah | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Key Figures

• The Man Ezra | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Key People | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• The Leaders | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Relationship

• The Relation of Ezra-Nehemiah to Chronicles | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

Unity

• Unity And Extent | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 16: Ezra, Nehemiah

• Extent of the Original Work | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Original Unity | The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

Composition

• Sources | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Composition of Ezra-Nehemiah | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Sources | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 16: Ezra, Nehemiah

• Composition | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 16: Ezra, Nehemiah

• The Sources | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Origin and Place in the Canon | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Sources | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Composition of Ezra-Nehemiah | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Personal Memoirs | The Bible Guide

• Sources | The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Sources | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Text

• Languages | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Two Editions of Ezra–Nehemiah | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• 1 Esdras | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• The Semitic Text | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Text | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• The Text | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Text | The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

Title

• Name | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Name | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Name | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Name | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Style

• Style | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Literature | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Literary Aspects | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Language | The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

Structure

• The Original Form of the Books | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Chapter and Verse Divisions | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• “Date, Scope, and Structure” | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Theological Outline of Ezra | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Theme

• Theme | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theme | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Emphases

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Introduction | The Bible Guide

• Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Interpretation

• The Lessons | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Message

• Content and Messages | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• The Message of Ezra-Nehemiah | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Theology

• The Theology of Ezra-Nehemiah | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Bible Handbook

• Purpose and Theology | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Theology | The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah

• Christ in the Book of Ezra | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Significance

• The Significance of Ezra | The New American Commentary: Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

• Theological Significance | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Bible Handbook

Spiritual Content

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Bibliography

• Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Main Bibliography | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 16: Ezra, Nehemiah

• Bibliography | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Bibliography | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Select Bibliography | The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah