Lecture 13A (Ezra and Nehemiah) Flashcards
Deuteronomistic/Chroniclers History
Deuteronomistic history is slightly different from Chroniclers
Chroniclers history is written later and is more positive.
Chroniclers history
Different from other histories, hindsight, more positive
Chronicler, Ezra, and Nehemiah
Tell the whole story of Israel
Chronicler shares with Torah/Deuteronomy
South-central progeny
Davidic dynasty
Jerusalem - central worship
Time period of Ezra/Nehemiah
Only source written in post-exilic Israel times
Continuation of Chronicles
Context of Ezra/Nehemiah
Edict of Cyrus (release of prisoners in Babylon).
Wants the empire to be prosperous
Second Temple Judaism
Can be said that a new religion emerges after exile with the building of the second temple.
First Repatriation
538 BC - Shesbbazzar
Second Repatriation
522 BC Zerubbabel and Jeshua
Second Temple Built
522 BC - Restoration
Ezra Memoirs
He is a priest, teacher, scribe.
Instructed people to abolish intermarriage, divorce foreign wives
Covenant renewal time period
Targum Readings
Aramaic translation of the Torah, parts of Ezra/Nehemiah written in Aramaic
Nehemiah
Governor of Judea 445-432 BC
Rebuilt city walls (symbol of reclaiming autonomy)
Secured borders and settled neighbouring disputes
Reads the Torah to people like Ezra
Completion of of the Old Testament story. Why?
No continuation in New Testament
Ezra/Nehemiah have returned to the promise land (rebuilding has been completed)
Restoration is complete (Except for coming of Messiah)
Predictions of the OT are not still happening today, Judaism sees the story as complete
Division of Jesus and Jews
Judaism accuses Jesus
Christians follow Jesus
