It takes the average reader 8 hours and 23 minutes to read Ezra by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A new translation and commentary on the biblical book of Ezra by the renowned author of two award-winning biblical commentaries The book of Ezra is a remarkable testament to a nation's ability to survive and develop a distinctive identity under imperial rule. But Ezra is far more than a simple chronicle; it constitutes a new biblical model for political, religious, and social order in the Persian Empire. In this new volume, Tamara Cohn Eskenazi illustrates how the book of Ezra envisions the radical transformation that followed reconstruction after the fall of Jerusalem and Judah. The extensive introduction highlights the book's innovations, including its textualization of the tradition, as well as the unprecedented role of the people as chief protagonists. The translation and commentary incorporate evidence from ancient and contemporaneous primary sources from Egypt, Babylonia, Greece, and Persia, along with new archaeological studies of Judah. With great care and detail, Eskenazi demonstrates how the book of Ezra creates a blueprint for survival after destruction, shaping a new kind of society and forging a new communal identity.
Ezra by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi is 501 pages long, and a total of 125,751 words.
This makes it 169% the length of the average book. It also has 154% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 27 minutes to read Ezra aloud.
Ezra is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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