Ezra on the Move ... Trends and Perspectives on the Character and his Book

Becking, Bob

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“…13 Assuming that Ezra-Nehemiah represents a single book and not simply a conflation of two or more different sets of stories. See VanderKam 1992 andBecking 1998;, as well as the many discussions in Boda and Redditt 2008. Along with several authors, I would acknowledge the existence of originally separate Ezra and Nehemiah traditions that were brought together, reworked, and edited at a later time.…”

Section: Journal Of Hebrew Scripturesmentioning

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The Construction of Judean Diasporic Identity in Ezra–Nehemiah

Knoppers

2015

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This essay explores how Ezra–Nehemiah partially inverts the traditional paradigm of exile found in other biblical writings. When one community is formed at some distance from another in antiquity, the derivative community normally appears as a dependent community (or colony). Yet, in Ezra–Nehemiah the homeland repeatedly experiences renewal through initiatives undertaken by diaspora Judeans. Particular attention is given to how the vertical alliances forged within the Achaemenid administration by two diaspora leaders—Ezra and Nehemiah—are deployed to benefit Yehud. The commendation of Ezra and Nehemiah raises fascinating issues about developing notions of Judean ethnicity and identity in a world dominated by imperial interests.

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Section: Journal Of Hebrew Scripturesmentioning

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The Construction of Judean Diasporic Identity in Ezra–Nehemiah

Knoppers

2015

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“…It has been a decade since a scholarly review of studies dealing with the biblical book of Ezra‐Nehemiah has been published (Becking 1998; earlier Eskenazi 1993 and Klein 1976). In view of the tremendous production of research in this crucial area of Hebrew Bible research, it is important to critically interact with current scholarship in order to provide a clearer understanding of where contemporary Ezra‐Nehemiah scholarship is heading, without overlooking the larger picture involving issues of text, history, material culture, sociology, religion, and theology.…”

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Between the Traditional and the Innovative: Ezra‐Nehemiah in Current Research

Klingbeil

2009

Religion Compass

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This article attempts to bring together the main threads of Ezra-Nehemiah research undertaken during the past 15 years, locating it in the larger framework of biblical studies and identifying possible fruitful avenues of future research. Areas covered in this article include the text and interpretation of Ezra-Nehemiah, current issues in the discussion of the history and material culture of the Persian period, the impetus of sociology and anthropology for the study of Ezra-Nehemiah and studies dealing with the theology/ideology and religion portrayed in Ezra-Nehemiah. has taught in different academic institutions in South America (Peru and Argentina) and Asia (Philippines). This multicultural teaching experience has influenced his research interests, challenging him to look beyond the traditional and focus on the innovative and multi-disciplinary. He has written on ritual and ritual theory, biblical hermeneutics, archaeological method, missiology, ecclesiology, Aramaic epigraphy, exegesis of the Hebrew Bible, biblical law, among others. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed academic articles in journals and has contributed to the

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Ezra on the Move ... Trends and Perspectives on the Character and his Book

Cited by 2 publications

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The Construction of Judean Diasporic Identity in Ezra–Nehemiah

The Construction of Judean Diasporic Identity in Ezra–Nehemiah

Between the Traditional and the Innovative: Ezra‐Nehemiah in Current Research

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