Getting Biblical in Daily Life
Theological Point Of View
God doesn't appear in Ezra or Nehemiah as a character with a speaking role. He's evidently still talking to his people through prophets like Haggai and Zechariah, and he grants protection to Ezra w...
Perspectives From Faith Communities
Jewish PerspectiveConsidering that Ezra and Nehemiah are both part of the Hebrew Bible, and that they deal with the reconstruction of the central location of ancient Israelite religion—the temple...
Current Hot-Button Issues And Cultural Debates
Interfaith MarriagesEzra and Nehemiah are both strongly opposed to interfaith marriages. They expel the foreign wives and half-foreign children of the Israelites, remembering how King Solomon's wiv...