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The name "Esdras" is found in the title of four texts (entitled Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras in most English versions) attributed to, or associated with, ...
1 Esdras (Ancient Greek: Ἔσδρας Αʹ), also Esdras A, Greek Esdras, Greek Ezra, or 3 Esdras, is the ancient Greek Septuagint version of the biblical Book of Ezra in use within the early church, and among many modern Christians with varying degrees of canonicity. 1 Esdras is substantially similar to the standard Hebrew version of Ezra–Nehemiah, with the passages specific to the career ...
2 Esdras, also called 4 Esdras, Latin Esdras, or Latin Ezra, is an apocalyptic book in some English versions of the Bible. [ a ] [ b ] [ 2 ] Tradition ascribes it to Ezra , a scribe and priest of the fifth century BC, whom the book identifies with the sixth-century figure Shealtiel .
The canonical Book of Ezra and Book of Nehemiah are the oldest sources for the activity of Ezra, [11] whereas many of the other books ascribed to Ezra (First Esdras, 3–6 Ezra) are later literary works dependent on the canonical books of Ezra and Nehemiah. The book of Ezra–Nehemiah was always written as one scroll. [12]
The first allusion to a 24-book Jewish collection of books is found in 2 Esdras, which was probably written sometime between 90 [22] and 100 CE, [23] after the destruction of the Second Temple. At the end of the narrative, Ezra receives the Holy Spirit and dictates 94 books.
Esdras beta, which is still used in churches of the Greek-speaking and other Orthodox Christian traditions, is close to the standard Hebrew version, but Esdras alpha (or 1 Esdras) is very different: it reproduces only the material that pertains to Ezra, and ignores Nehemiah; while including additional material in the form of the 'Tale of the ...
The list is written in Koine Greek letters, transcribing Aramaic or Hebrew names, each with a corresponding book title from the Greek Septuagint; and is dated to the first or early second century [49] by Jean-Paul Audet in 1950. [50] Some scholars believe it should be assigned a later date of 1056 AD, as written in the manuscript. [51]
1 Esdras: 3 Esdrae: 3 Esdras: The First Book of Esdras 2 Esdras: 4 Esdrae: 4 Esdras: The Second Book of Esdras Tobit: Tobiae: Tobias: Tobit Judith: Judith Rest of Esther: Esther 10,4 – 16,24: Esther 10:4 – 16:24: The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther, which are found neither in the Hebrew nor the Chaldee Wisdom: Sapientiae: Wisdom ...