{"product_id":"9781441238351","title":"Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther (Understanding the Bible Commentary Series)","description":"Ezra-Nehemiah is the Old Testament equivalent of the Acts of the Apostles--it is a book of new beginnings. Just as Acts narrates the early history of the church through the work of the apostles, Ezra-Nehemiah narrates the re-establishment of the people of God after the exile through the work of Sheshbazzar, Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Allen explores Ezra-Nehemiah as a single literary text made up of three parts telling the story of three missions and the opposition they meet with. Wise and insightful, Leslie Allen has written a commentary that illuminates these texts and their intended message.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEsther is a story about a young girl who becomes queen. Laniak's thoughtful commentary examines this narrative as a story with many levels of meaning. Esther is about the minority Jewish community in the dependent state of Diaspora, navigating a precarious existence in two worlds, and it is about the triumph of right over wrong, of God's people over their enemies.","brand":"Baker Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128146378992,"sku":"9781441238351","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441238351_p0.jpg?v=1763797020","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441238351","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}