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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, the prophet Ezra. The naming convention of the four books of Esdras differs between church traditions , and has changed over time.
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 ...
In the Greek Septuagint, the name is rendered as Ésdrās (Ἔσδρας), from which the Latin name Esdras comes. His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation of the Hebrew name עזריהו (Azaryahu), meaning "Yah helps". In the Hebrew Bible, or the Christian Old Testament, Ezra is an important figure in the books of Ezra and ...
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 name originated from the Biblical figure Ezra the Scribe, who is traditionally credited as the author of Ezra-Nehemiah and the Books of Chronicles of the Hebrew Bible. [3] The name is a probable abbreviation of the name Azaryahu (עזריהו) which means "Yahweh helps". [4] The name alternatively has the Greek-Latin form Esdras which was ...
All English translations of the Bible printed in the sixteenth century included a section or appendix for Apocryphal books. Matthew's Bible, published in 1537, contains all the Apocrypha of the later King James Version in an inter-testamental section. The 1538 Myles Coverdale Bible contained an Apocrypha that excluded Baruch and the Prayer of ...
The Greek Apocalypse of Ezra, also known as the Word and Revelation of Esdras, is a pseudepigraphal work written in the name of the biblical scribe Ezra.It survived in only two Greek copies and is dated between the 2nd century and the 9th century AD.
King James Bible [note 1] Clementine Vulgate Douay Rheims Full title in the Authorised Version; 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 ...