Essay 3 prep (Ezra as author of Chron-Ez-Neh) Flashcards
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Ezra was a scribe, and so was literate
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Ezra and Nehemiah share the same literary style and almost identical construction - they are a single literary unit
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They cover the same timeframe.
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They share common sources.
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They both have a confession of the people
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They both refer to the issue of mixed marriages
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They both have memoirs of the restoration
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They all refer to the idea that God is active in history - he punishes the bad, rewards the good and loves his chosen people unconditionally.
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The closing sentence of chronicles is repeated as the opening of Ezra-Nehemiah
