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    2 Esdras, also called 4 Esdras, Latin Esdras, or Latin Ezra, is an apocalyptic book in some English versions of the Bible. Tradition ascribes it to Ezra...
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  • 1 Esdras (‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἔσδρας Αʹ), also Esdras A, Greek Esdras, Greek Ezra, or 3 Esdras, is the ancient Greek Septuagint version of the biblical Book...
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  • The name "Esdras" is found in the title of four texts (entitled Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras in most English versions) attributed to, or associated...
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  • Littmann, Enno; Kohler, Kaufmann, "Esdras, Books of", Jewish Encyclopedia Oesterley, William Oscar Emil (1935). "II Esdras (The "Ezra Apocalypse")". An Introduction...
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    Bible, and it omits Uriel (2 Esdras 4:1 and 2 Esdras 5:20) and Jerahmeel (2 Esdras 4:36), which are contained in 2 Esdras, neither are included in the...
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    Ezra (section 1 Esdras)
    In the Greek Septuagint, the name is rendered as Ésdrās (Ἔσδρας), from which the Latin name Esdras comes. His name is probably a shortened Aramaic translation...
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  • Judith; Esther; Ezra, ii. books; Maccabees, ii. books. According to Pierre-Maurice Bogaert the 'two books of Esdras' referred to 1 Esdras and Ezra-Nehemiah...
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    canonical." The whole of the books in question, with the exception of 1 Esdras and 2 Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh, were declared canonical at Trent. The...
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  • called 1 Esdras. In Slavic language Bibles Ἔσδρας Bʹ corresponds to Ezra-Nehemiah and is called 2 Esdras. In the Vulgate Ezra is called 1 Esdras and Nehemiah...
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    Slovenia and Croatia) also add: 3 Maccabees 1 Esdras Prayer of Manasseh Psalm 151 2 Esdras (4 Esdras), which is not included in the Septuagint, does...
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  • Apocalypse of Ezra is not an exact match to the longer Latin Esdras–2 Esdras in KJV or 4 Esdras in the Vulgate—which includes a Latin prologue (5 Ezra) and...
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  • Book of Ezra (redirect from Book of Esdras)
    middle of the 2nd century BC. The Septuagint calls Esdras B to Ezra–Nehemiah and Esdras A to 1 Esdras respectively. This usage is noted by the early Christian...
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  • with Esdras A being reintroduced as '3 Esdras' and Latin Esdras being added as '4 Esdras'. At the Council of Trent neither '3 Esdras' nor '4 Esdras' were...
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  • exemplar in the textual history of 2 Esdras (in the Latin Vulgate and many references this is called the Fourth Book of Esdras/of Ezra - the first two being...
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  • Ezra–Nehemiah (redirect from Esdras B)
    Ezra's name is Esdras, and there are two versions of the Greek Ezra–Nehemiah, Esdras alpha (Ἔσδρας Αʹ) and Esdras beta (Ἔσδρας Βʹ). Esdras beta, which is...
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    addition to 1 Esdras. Four versions (Esdras, Josephus, Gower and Collier) mention the courtesan Apame who took the crown of Darius in Esdras and Josephus...
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    Eucharistic liturgy. The Protestant Apocrypha contains three books (1 Esdras, 2 Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh) that are accepted by many Eastern Orthodox...
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  • Vol. 41B. ISBN 978-0-3001-5993-6. 496 pp. Myers, Jacob M. (1974). I and II Esdras. Vol. 42. ISBN 978-0-3850-0426-8. 352 pp. Winston, David (1979). The Wisdom...
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  • of Esdras Parra, translated by Jamie Berrout. Review". Ossa Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019. "Esdras Parra:...
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    three books whose canonicity was questioned: Prayer of Manasseh, 3 Esdras, and 4 Esdras. The Gospels (4): Matthew, Mark, Luke, John Historical book (1):...
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  • Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Prayer of Manasses. Esdr = 1 Esdras = (Vulgate) 3 Esdras = (Septuagint) Esdras A In the Old Testament sequence set out by Jerome...
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  • Battle of Megiddo (609 BC) (category Necho II)
    recorded in the Hebrew Bible, the Greek 1 Esdras, and the writings of Jewish historian Josephus. While Necho II gained control of the Kingdom of Judah,...
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  • companions of Esdras who married foreign wives (Ezra 10:30). Another Manasses was the son of Hasom, another of the same companions of Esdras (Ezra 10:33)...
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    Old Testament, 1909; The Ezra-Apocalypse, 1912; Sirach (jointly) and II Esdras, in Charles’ Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, 2 vols, 1913; The Virgin Birth...
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  • Peter by Cook, II Peter by Joseph Rawson Lumby, I, II and III John by Alexander, Jude by Lumby, Revelation by William Lee Apocrypha I Esdras-Wisdom 1888...
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  • without officially considering it canonical.) 3 Esdras ("3 Esdras" in Russian Bibles correspond to "4 Esdras" in Vulgate Bibles. Russian and Georgian Bibles...
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    James Esdras Faust (July 31, 1920 – August 10, 2007) was an American religious leader, lawyer, and politician. Faust was Second Counselor in the First...
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  • translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org Divrei Hayamim II – Chronicles II (Judaica Press) translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org...
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    Wisdom 10:6–8 Wisdom 19:17 Sirach 16:8 3 Maccabees 2:5 2 Esdras 2:8–9 2 Esdras 5:1–13 2 Esdras 7:106 Luke 10:11–12 Matthew 10:14–15 Matthew 11:20–24 Luke...
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    contemporary references. Pope used the model of Horace to satirise life under George II, especially what he saw as the widespread corruption tainting the country...
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