The Old Testament: Persian Period

Notes

1. Overview of the Persian period
2. Introduction to Ezra and Nehemiah (the books)
3. Ezra (the scribe)
4. Nehemiah (the governor)

Related materials elsewhere on the Internet

• Postexilic Rulers over Palestine, provided by Dr. Steve Wiggins
• Ezra or Esdras?, a table of the names for the various Ezra books, provided by Dr. Steve Wiggins
• BibleTutor: Ezra
• Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Nehemiah 9-10: Structure and Significance, (Journal of Hebrew Scriptures)
• BibleTutor: Nehemiah
• Achaemenid Studies web-site (College de France)

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This page last modified 8 November 2001.