Английская Википедия:Ezra 1
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Ezra 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Ezra in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible,Шаблон:Sfn or the book of Ezra–Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible, which treats the book of Ezra and book of Nehemiah as one book.Шаблон:Sfn Jewish tradition states that Ezra is the author of Ezra–Nehemiah as well as the Book of Chronicles,[1] but modern scholars generally believe that a compiler from the 5th century BCE (the so-called "Chronicler") is the final author of these books.Шаблон:Sfn
Ezra 1 contains a narrative of the Edict of Cyrus and the initial return of exiles to Judah led by Sheshbazzar as well as the restoration of the sacred temple vessels.Шаблон:Sfn It also introduces the section comprising chapters 1 to 6 describing the history before the arrival of Ezra in the land of Judah Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn in 468 BCE.[2] The opening sentence of this chapter (and this book) is identical to the final sentence of 2 Chronicles.Шаблон:Sfn
Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder contains a statement related to the Cyrus's edict which gives the historical background to the Book of Ezra:Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Blockquote Cyrus's edict is significant to the return of the Jews, because it shows that they did not slip away from Babylon but were given official permission by the Persian king in the first year of his rule, and it is a specific fulfillment of the seventy years prophecy of Jeremiah (Шаблон:Bibleverse, Шаблон:Bibleverse).Шаблон:Sfn
Text
The text is written in Biblical Hebrew and divided into 11 verses.
Textual witnesses
There is a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; <math> \mathfrak{G}</math>B; 4th century), and Codex Alexandrinus (A; <math> \mathfrak{G}</math>A; 5th century).Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn
An ancient Greek book called 1 Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας Αʹ) containing some parts of 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah is included in most editions of the Septuagint and is placed before the single book of Ezra–Nehemiah (which is titled in Greek: Ἔσδρας Βʹ). 1 Esdras 2:1–14 is an equivalent of Ezra 1:1–11 (Cyrus's edict).[3][4]
An early manuscript containing the text of this chapter in Biblical Hebrew is the Codex Leningradensis (1008 CE).Шаблон:Sfn Since the anti-Jewish riots in Aleppo in 1947, the whole book of Ezra–Nehemiah has been missing from the text of the Aleppo Codex.[5]
Biblical narrative
Ezra 1 starts by providing historical context of a real event: "the first year of Cyrus king of Persia", but immediately follows with the statement about Yahweh, who has the real control and even already speaks about this event before the birth of Cyrus (Isaiah 44:28; 45:13) and the fulfillment of his word through Jeremiah.Шаблон:Sfn
Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 3
Verse 4
Verse 7
Шаблон:Blockquote The Temple treasures that Nebuchadnezzar took away (Шаблон:Bibleverse) are now to be returned to Jerusalem.Шаблон:Sfn
See also
- Cyrus the Great in the Bible
- Jerusalem
- Mithredath
- Zerubbabel
- Related Bible parts: 2 Chronicles 36, Isaiah 44, Isaiah 45, Jeremiah 25, Jeremiah 29, Jeremiah 51
Notes
References
Sources
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- Brosius, Maria (ed.): The Persian Empire from Cyrus II to Artaxerxes I (2000, London Association of Classical Teachers (LACT) 16, London.
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External links
- Jewish translations:
- Ezra - Chapter 1 (Judaica Press) translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org
- Christian translations:
- Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- Book of Ezra Chapter 1. Bible Gateway
- ↑ Babylonian Talmud Baba Bathra 15a, apud Fensham 1982, p. 2
- ↑ Davies, G. I., Introduction to the Pentateuch in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001), The Oxford Bible Commentary Шаблон:Webarchive, p. 19
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia: Esdras: THE BOOKS OF ESDRAS: III Esdras
- ↑ Jewish Encyclopedia: Esdras, Books of: I Esdras
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