Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Michael Hildenbrand <mdh AT tfc.edu>]

Liz,
        I would recommend Mark Throntveit's work in the Interpretation
series.  Though it dates from 1989, he works through the literary
structure of the book.  Whether or not you buy it is another question, but
in his work he demonstrates the unity of the major sections of the book of
Ezra.  Unfortunately, he does not address the over-all structure of the
book, which might have aided us in our understanding of the internal
consistency of the book.  You might also check out David Dorsey's book The
literary structure of the Old Testament.  I haven't gone through his
section on Ezra, but he might have some interesting observations.
Naturally, caution is advised!  YMMV

Michael

On Thu, 29 May 2003, Liz Fried wrote:

> Thanks Jim,
> I have his and Williamson's commentaries.
> They are 1988 and '85 respectively.
> Any advice on something more recent?
> Liz
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim West [mailto:jwest AT highland.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 5:21 PM
> > To: Liz Fried
> > Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ezra
> >
> >
> > At 05:10 PM 5/29/03 +0100, you wrote:
> > >Dear All,
> > >I'm trying to figure out if the editor of Ezra 1-6
> > >is the same who wrote/edited Ezra 7-10.
> > >Has work been done on this? I know there is controversy
> > >about whether he is the Chronicler, but what about internal
> > >consistency within Ezra? Has anyone worked on this?
> > >How should one go about deciding this?
> >
> > I would recommend James Blenkinsopp's volume on Ezra/Neh in the OTL.  He
> > discusses such issues in the intro.  And he of course provides
> > bibliography.
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >
> > Jim West
> >
> > Biblical Studies Resources
> > http://web.infoave.net/~jwest
> >
> > Quantum ad sensum tribuis, tantum spiritui detraxeris-  Zwingli.
> >
> >
>
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