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Ezra and the law in history and tradition / Lisbeth S. Fried.

Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina, [2014]

©2014.

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, map.

Studies on personalities of the Old Testament.

In Ezra and the Law in History and Tradition, Lisbeth S. Fried separates historical fact from biblical legend. Drawing on inscriptions from the Achaemenid Empire, she presents the historical Ezra in the context of authentic Persian administrative practices and concludes that Ezra, the Persian official, neither wrote nor edited the Torah, nor would he even have known it. The origin of Judaism, so often associated with Ezra by modern scholars, must be sought elsewhere. ... In the process of describing ancient, medieval, and modern views of Ezra, Fried brings out various understandings of God, God's law, and God's plan for our salvation. -- publisher's webpage.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version: Fried, Lisbeth S. Ezra and the law in history and tradition. Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina, [2014] Studies on personalities of the Old Testament

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9781611174106 e-book
9781611173130 (hardbound) (alkaline paper)

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