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In the Greek canon, and in all surviving early Greek pandect bibles, 1 Esdras and Ezra–Nehemiah are termed Esdras A and Esdras B respectively. For Ambrose 1 Esdras was the 'first book of Esdras', Ezra–Nehemiah was the 'second book of Esdras', and 2 Esdras was the 'third book of Esdras'. [3]
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 .
In the Hebrew Bible, or the Christian Old Testament, Ezra is an important figure in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which he is traditionally held to have written and edited, respectively. According to tradition, Ezra was also the author of the Books of Chronicles and the Book of Malachi .
1 Esdras, also known as "Esdras α", is an alternate Greek-language version of Ezra. This text has one additional section, the 'Tale of the Three Guardsmen' in the middle of Ezra 4. [1] 1 Esdras (3 Esdras in the Vulgate) was considered apocryphal by Jerome. [11]
3 Esdras (1 Esdras in the King James Bible) 4 Esdras ... a pseudepigraphon is a book written in a biblical style and ascribed to an author who did not write it.
4 Ezra (2 Esdras 3–14): probably Hebrew by a Palestinian Jew [25] 5 Ezra (2 Esdras 1–2): probably Latin by a Christian [25] 6 Ezra (2 Esdras 15–16): probably Greek by a Levantine Christian [25] Odes: c. AD 400–440 [26] Codex Alexandrinus is the oldest version. Medieval Greek, prior history unknown [26]
[58] 2 Esdras has no connection with the other Esdras books beyond taking Ezra as its central character. It was probably written soon after the destruction of the Temple by the Romans in 70 CE. It was probably written soon after the destruction of the Temple by the Romans in 70 CE.