Ezra & the Law in History and Tradition

Discover the real Ezra in this in-depth study of the Biblical figure that separates historical facts from cultural legends.

The historical Ezra was sent to Jerusalem as an emissary of the Persian monarch. What was his task? According to the Bible, the Persian king sent Ezra to bring the Torah, the five books of the Laws of Moses, to the Jews. Modern scholars have claimed not only that Ezra brought ...