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Episode 19: The One Who Struggles with God (The Historical Books and Biblical Archaeology)

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The Three Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Azar

The Books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Azar take place during the post-Exilic period or after 539 BCE. The Book of Ezra starts with the Israelites returning to Judah. A central figure in post-exilic Jerusalem was Ezra himself who championed the Pentateuch as the law. If Ezra is the religious figurehead then Nehemiah is a sort of logistics and economics manager.

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