Exam 11: The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Beyond

The problem of __________ is a primary concern for both Ezra and Nehemiah.

According to our sources, the returning exiles and those who had stayed in the land held differing viewpoints on how to proceed with the reconstruction of Judah. What were these differences? How were they reconciled?

According to the book that bears his name, Ezra was a

The Second Temple was destroyed by the

How did the arrival of Ezra and Nehemiah in Jerusalem create tension in Judah and the Levant?

All of the cities in Judah were uninhabitable after the Babylonian invasion of 587-586 B.C.E.

Zerubbabel was a direct descendant of

Octavian assumed control of Rome in __________ B.C.E.

Nehemiah supports exogamy.