The name "Esdras" is found in the title of four texts (entitled Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras in most English versions) attributed to, or associated with, the prophet Ezra. The naming convention of the four books of Esdras differs between church traditions; and has changed over time.
Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας) is a Greco-Latin variation of the Hebrew name "Ezra" (Hebrew: עזרא).
The name "Esdras" is found in the title of four texts (entitled Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 Esdras, 2 Esdras in most English versions) attributed to, or associated...
2 Esdras (also called 4 Esdras, Latin Esdras, or Latin Ezra) is an apocalyptic book in some English versions of the Bible. Tradition ascribes it to Ezra...
1 Esdras (Greek: Ἔσδρας Αʹ), also Esdras A, Greek Esdras, Greek Ezra, or 3 Esdras, is the ancient Greek Septuagint version of the biblical Book of Ezra...
helps". In the Greek Septuagint the name is rendered Ésdrās (Ἔσδρας), from which the Latin name Esdras comes. In the Hebrew Bible, or the Christian Old Testament...
with Esdras A being reintroduced as '3 Esdras' and Latin Esdras being added as '4 Esdras'. At the Council of Trent neither '3 Esdras' nor '4 Esdras' were...
Bible, in addition to Uriel (2 Esdras 4:1 and 2 Esdras 5:20) and Jerahmeel (2 Esdras 4:36), which are contained in 2 Esdras, also included in the Apocrypha...
Eucharistic liturgy. The Protestant Apocrypha contains three books (1 Esdras, 2 Esdras and the Prayer of Manasseh) that are accepted by many Eastern Orthodox...
middle of the 2nd century BC. The Septuagint calls Esdras B to Ezra–Nehemiah and Esdras A to 1 Esdras respectively. This usage is noted by the early Christian...
Apocalypse of Ezra is not an exact match to the longer Latin Esdras–2 Esdras in KJV or 4 Esdras in the Vulgate—which includes a Latin prologue (5 Ezra) and...
addition to 1 Esdras. Four versions (Esdras, Josephus, Gower and Collier) mention the courtesan Apame who took the crown of Darius in Esdras and Josephus...
three books whose canonicity was questioned: Prayer of Manasseh, 3 Esdras, and 4 Esdras. The Gospels (4): Matthew, Mark, Luke, John Historical book (1):...
Esdras Parra (1937 in Santa Cruz de Mora, Venezuela – 2004) was a Venezuelan writer, poet, and trans woman. She was a founding editor of the literary magazine...
Maccabees The Story of Ahikar Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs 1 Esdras and 2 Esdras (150-100 BC) Tobit (200 BC) Judith (150 BC) Additions to Esther (Vulgate...
numerous books no longer considered canonical in some traditions: 1 and 2 Esdras, Judith, Tobit, 3 and 4 Maccabees, the Book of Wisdom, Sirach, and Baruch...
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most...
Greek supplemented the text of 1 Esdras with the older translation of Ezra-Nehemiah, naming the two books Esdras A and Esdras B respectively; and this usage...
Michael and the angel Gabriel; Uriel is named in 2 Esdras (4:1 and 5:20) and Jerahmeel is named in 2 Esdras 4:36, a book that is regarded as canonical by the...
Esdras Rangel (born 31 July 1977) is a Mexican former professional football goalkeeper. He was a member of the Mexican squad for the 1997 FIFA World Youth...
being Sabrael. Uriel appears in the Second Book of Esdras found in the Biblical apocrypha (called Esdras IV in the Vulgate) in which the prophet Ezra asks...
manuscript, the two books of Esdras refer to 1 Esdras and Ezra–Nehemiah, corresponding respectively to Esdras A and Esdras B in the Septugint. In the prologue...
Esdras Isaí Padilla Reyes (born 4 September 1989) is a Honduran football player, who most recently played for F.C. Motagua. Because of a rule in Honduran...
without officially considering it canonical.) 3 Esdras ("3 Esdras" in Russian Bibles correspond to "4 Esdras" in Vulgate Bibles. Russian and Georgian Bibles...
Marcel Esdras (21 May 1927 in Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe – 13 November 1988 in Clichy-la-Garenne, France) was a politician from Guadeloupe who served in...
Esdras Hartley (1892–1946) was the art director for the 1935 film Don't Bet on Blondes. He worked on over a hundred films during his career, many of them...
Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Prayer of Manasses. Esdr = 1 Esdras = (Vulgate) 3 Esdras = (Septuagint) Esdras A In the Old Testament sequence set out by Jerome...
Lutheranism, Anglicanism and Methodism) The prayer is cited from 2 Esdras (4 Esdras Vulgate): Therefore, I say to you, O nations that hear and understand...
Croatia) also add: 3 Maccabees 1 Esdras (called 2 Esdras in the Slavonic canon) Prayer of Manasseh Psalm 151 2 Esdras (4 Ezra) and the Prayer of Manasseh...
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