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  • From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.ac.il>
  • To: Ruthy & Baruch <alster AT comandcom.com>
  • Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Dating the Pentateuch- Genesis and Ezra
  • Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 12:26:53 +0200


Ruthy & Baruch wrote:

> Liz Fried wrote:
>
> > The book of Ezra-Nehemiah is
> > one book. It was probably known as the book of Nehemiah, and Ezra simply
> > a
> > character in it.
> >
>
> Jonathan D. Safren responded:
>
> > The Rabbis did call it Nehemiah. See Bavli Bava Bathra 15a.
>
> Both the source you mention and Bavli Sanhedrin 93b call the book "Ezra",
> although both sources indicate that Nehemiah wrote most of it.
>
> Kol Tuv,
> Baruch Alster
> Kochav Ya`akov, Israel
>

Sorry for the boo-boo.



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Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office 44905
Israel






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