Williamson, H. G. M.  1947- <br/><br/>
Ezra, Nehemiah / 
H.G.M. Williamson. 
 - lii, 417 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - Word biblical commentary ;  v. 16. .
 - Word biblical commentary ;  v. 16. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Ezra. Permission to return ; The list of exiles who returned ; The restoration of worship ; Opposition ; The rebuilding of the temple ; Introduction to Ezra ; Ezra's commission ; List of exiles who returned with Ezra ; Ezra's journey to Jerusalem ; A report of mixed marriages and Ezra's response ; The problem of mixed marriages resolved -- Nehemiah. Nehemiah's vocation ; Nehemiah's commission ; Nehemiah's first steps in Jerusalem ; Rebuilding the walls ; Renewed opposition ; Further opposition and countermeasures ; Internal difficulties ; The completion of the wall ; The need to populate Jerusalem ; Covenant renewal ; The reading of the law ; Confession ; A pledge to keep the law ; The population of Jerusalem, and related matters ; Priests and Levites ; The dedication of the wall ; The temple chambers : use and abuse ; Concluding reforms. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0849902150 9780849902154 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Ezra--Commentaries.<br/>Bible.--Nehemiah--Commentaries.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Commentaries.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS491.2  / .W67 1982 vol. 16 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>220.807