Back Ground Information on 2nd Esdras

Back Ground Information on 2nd Esdras???

Author

Although the author is unknown, there is strong evidence that the author is the Chronicler,. In fact one could make a strong case that 2nd Kings, 1st and 2nd Chronicles, 1st and 2nd Esdras, Ezra and Nehemiah are all author by the same author. As the theological purpose are all the same and the style of writing is all the same.?

There are those that believe that 1st and 2nd Esdras are separate writing of a much later period of time, that of the 1 Century, however with Josephus use and treatment of them as be equal to Ezra and Nehemiah places them squarely with the other books author by the Chronicler, in fact strong evidence exist that the Chronicler is the author of 1st and 2nd Esdras, as they where canonical until the Council of Trey in 1545 and are still apart of the Septuagint,?LXX today. In fact 2 Esdras is still widely excepted as Chrisitan Canon, throughout much of the world and it is an expanded vision of Ezra chapter 4.?

Date

GLI takes a stance for an early writing of of 1st and 2nd Esdras, that of the same time as Chronicles around 400 B. C. As they parrel the other books written by the Chronicler

History/Theology

1st and 2nd Esdras?need to be read with less of an eye on History and more of an eye on the Theological point of the writing. Theologically the Chronicler is driving home the point of the restoration of the Church. The Chronicler points all to the fact that we are all (1) in the body of Christ, YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia Gen_1:4-5, Gen_1:27-31, Gen_3:22, Exo_34:9, Exo_36:18, Lev_26:42-46, Lev_27:1-34, Deu_18:2, Deu_33:26-29, Jos_13:1-33, 1Sa_18:1-5, 1Ch_28:1-21, 2Ch_3:1-17, 2Ch_4:1-22, 2Ch_5:1-14, 2Ch_6:1-11, 2Ch_30:6-9, Eze_1:1-28, Eze_10:1-22, Eze_40:1-49, Joh_10:30-38, Joh_14:1-31, Joh_15:1-27, Joh_17:20-26, Rom_8:9-10, Rom_12:1-8, 1Co_3:16, 1Co_6:12-20, 1Co_12:1-31, 2Co_5:17-21, 2Co_6:14-18, Col_1:15-19, Eph_2:1-22, Eph_4:1-32, Gal_3:26-28, 1Pe_1:13-25, 1Jn_3:11-24, 1Jn_4:7-21, Rev_22:1-21, that all are redeemed, bought back: Luk_15:1-32, Rom_3:23, Rev_2:5, Rev_12:4-9, to the body of Christ, 1Co_12:1-31, 2Co_5:17-21, 2Co_6:14-18, Col_1:15-19, Eph_2:1-22, Eph_4:1-32, Gal_3:26-28, 1Pe_1:13-25, 1Jn_3:11-24, 1Jn_4:7-21, Rev_22:1-21 that we are purchased back by the blood of Christ Joh_1:29, Col_1:13-14, Eph_1:7, Heb_13:20-21.?

Ezra was the spiritual leader of Jerusalem and Nehemiah was the political leader. Nehemiah is concerned not only with the restoration of the body of Christ but for the complete and perfect restoration of all, as shown in the completion of the outer walls of Jerusalem.?

The Visions of Ezra related in 2nd Esdras clearly show the Messiah as the savior of the World.?

Structure

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Please notice that the Chronicler uses the same reference material for 1st and 2nd Kings,?1st and 2nd Chronicles, just like 'The Book of Reigns', the Chronicler uses the same sources to write 1st and 2nd Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1st and 2nd Esdras,!!!! The Chronicler was a meticulous historian who carefully utilized official and unofficial documents. Please remember that (9) stand for {(3) YHWH, the Holy Spirit, Ruach Gen_1:2, Rev_22:17, times (3) YHWH, the Holy Spirit, Ruach, Joh_14:15-31, Joh_16:4-15}.

“the book of the annals of King David” (1Ch_27:24),?

“the book of the kings of Israel and Judah” (2Ch_27:7; 2Ch_35:27; 2Ch_36:8),?

“the book of the kings of Judah and Israel” (2Ch_16:11; 2Ch_25:26; 2Ch_28:26; 2Ch_32:32),?

“the book of the kings of Israel” (1Ch_9:1; 2Ch_20:34),?

“the annals of the kings of Israel” (2Ch_33:18),?

“the records of Samuel the seer” (1Ch_29:29),?

“the records of Nathan the prophet” (2Ch_29:29; 2Ch_9:29),?

“the records of Gad the seer” (1Ch_29:29),?

and others (see, e.g., 2Ch_9:29)

Biblical and apocryphal ‘Ezra literature’ consists of three works: the Hebrew Ezra-Nehemiah, regarded by early Jewish tradition as one book; the Greek apocryphal book of the Septuagint; and the Ezra Apocalypse, found first in Latin in the Vulgate. The book discussed here is the apocryphal book found in the LXX. There it is called Esdras A (or 1 Esdras). The Latin translation of the book, found in the Vulgate, is there designated 3 Ezra. 1 Esdras has a complex relation to the Hebrew Ezra-Nehemiah and its Greek translation (known in the LXX as Esdras B).?Goodman, Martin; Barton, John; Muddiman, John. The Apocrypha (Oxford Bible Commentary) (p. 185). OUP Oxford. Kindle Edition.?

Josephus uses 1st and 2nd Esdras shows that they are well know and used in the early Christian community but they fell out of favor with mainline Christianity because of Jerome harsh criticism of them and so the Council of Trent 1545-1563 AD, disavow them!!!!

Purpose?

Many call the books of 1st and 2nd Esdras the books of destruction and rebirth, but the clear purpose of 1st and 2nd Esdras is the buying back Luk_15:1-32, Rom_3:23, Rev_2:5, Rev_12:4-9, of the body of Christ, 1Co_12:1-31, 2Co_5:17-21, 2Co_6:14-18, Col_1:15-19, Eph_2:1-22, Eph_4:1-32, Gal_3:26-28, 1Pe_1:13-25, 1Jn_3:11-24, 1Jn_4:7-21, Rev_22:1-21 that we are redeemed, purchased back by the blood of Christ Joh_1:29, Col_1:13-14, Eph_1:7, Heb_13:20-21. It is the destruction of sin, repentance, Num_5:5-10, 2Ch_7:14, Neh_9:1-38; Psa_32:5, 1Jn_1:9, Rom_6:12-14, Rev_2:5, Rev_2:20-23, Rev_3:19-22; Rev_9:20-21, that we are made (1) in, YHWH Ab, YHWH Bane, YHWH Ruach, YHWH Qahal, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Church, Gen_1:4-5, Gen_1:27-31, Gen_3:22, Exo_34:9, Exo_36:18, Lev_26:42-46, Lev_27:1-34, Deu_18:2, Deu_33:26-29, Jos_13:1-33, 1Sa_18:1-5, 1Ch_28:1-2, 2Ch_3:1-17, 2Ch_4:1-22, 2Ch_5:1-14, 2Ch_6:1-11, 2Ch_30:6-9, 2Ch_36:22-23, Ezr_1:1-3, Neh_1:9-11, Eze_1:1-28, Eze_10:1-22, Eze_40:1-49, Joh_10:30-38, Joh_14:1-31, Joh_15:1-27, Joh_17:20-26, Rom_8:9-10, Rom_12:1-8, 1Co_3:16, 1Co_6:12-20, 1Co_12:1-31, 2Co_5:17-21, 2Co_6:14-18, Col_1:15-19, Eph_2:1-22, Eph_3:14-21: Eph_4:1-32, Gal_3:26-28, 1Pe_1:13-25, 1Jn_3:11-24, 1Jn_4:7-21, Rev_22:1-21!!!!?

and the (2) shall become (1) Married equally yoked as the Body of Christ Jesus, Gen_2:24, Mat_19:5, Mar_10:7-8, Eph_5:31

(1) YHWH the Father, YHWH Ab, Gen_1:1, Exo_3:14-17, Exo_20:1-11, Lev_18:1-6, Lev_22:30-33, Num_15:40-41, Deu_4:32-40, Deu_5:6-15, Deu_6:4-8, Deu_10:14-17, Deu_32:39-40, 1Sa_2:2, 1Ki_18:39, 1Ki_20:13, 1Ki_20:28, Psa_46:10, Isa_41:10, Isa_43:11-12, Isa_45:11-25, Zec_14:9, Joh_17:20-26, Eph_3:14-21: Rev_1:8, Rev_22:13!!!!

(2) YHWH the Son, YHWH Bane, Christ Jesus, YHWH Yeshua, Gen_1:3, Num_24:16-17, Isa_9:6-7, Isa_53:5, Joh_1:1-5, Joh_1:14, Joh_1:29, Joh_4:1-15, Joh_10:30-34, Joh_14:10-14, Joh_17:20-26, Rev_22:1-5.?

(3) YHWH The Holy Spirit, YHWH Ruach Gen_1:2, Exo_31:3, Num_11:16-30, Wis_3:9, Wis_6:17-20, Wis_7:21-30, Isa_11:2,Eze_36:26-27, Eze_37:14, Joh_14:15-31, Joh_16:4-15, Act_1:1-6, Act_2:1-5, Act_2:38, Act_5:32, Act_10:44-48, Rom_8:14-15, Rom_15:13, Rev_22:17!!!!

(4) YHWH the Church, YHWH Qahal, Ecclesia Gen_1:4-5, Gen_1:27-31, Gen_3:22, Exo_34:9, Exo_36:18, Lev_26:42-46, Lev_27:1-34, Deu_18:2, Deu_33:26-29, Jos_13:1-33, 1Sa_18:1-5, 1Ch_28:1-21, 2Ch_3:1-17, 2Ch_4:1-22, 2Ch_5:1-14, 2Ch_6:1-11, 2Ch_30:6-9, 2Ch_36:22-23, Ezr_1:1-3, Neh_1:9-11,?Eze_1:1-28, Eze_10:1-22, Eze_40:1-49, Joh_10:30-38, Joh_14:1-31, Joh_15:1-27, Joh_17:20-26, Rom_8:9-10, Rom_12:1-8, 1Co_3:16, 1Co_6:12-20, 1Co_12:1-31, 2Co_5:17-21, 2Co_6:14-18, Col_1:15-19, Eph_2:1-22, Eph_3:14-21: Eph_4:1-32, Gal_3:26-28, 1Pe_1:13-25, 1Jn_3:11-24, 1Jn_4:7-21, Rev_22:1-21!!!!