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Guiding Questions: Ezra 4

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This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

What tension is described in Ezra 4:1-3?
Who were these “adversaries” and why would they have wanted to join in the building?
Why was their offer to join rejected? Did it have a genealogical/religious basis or some other basis?
What was the result of their having been rejected?
To whom did this folk turn and with what allegations as described in the letter (Aramaic) Ezra 4:9-16?
Why would the text now have changed from Hebrew to Aramaic?
Did the letter achieve the purpose which its writers had in mind (Ezra 4:23-24)?

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Exploring Judaism is the digital home for Conservative/Masorti Judaism, embracing the beauty and complexity of Judaism, and our personal search for meaning, learning, and connecting. Our goal is to create content based on three core framing: Meaning-Making (Why?), Practical Living (How?), and Explainers (What?).

Post categories: Ezra, Ketuvim (Writings), Tanakh, Tanakh Yomi

Post tags: Ezra 4, Perek Yomi (USCJ)

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