Memoirs of the Way Home: Ezra and Nehemiah as a Call to Conversion, Gerald M. Bilkes. Reviewed by Rev. Martyn McGeown.
This review examines Gerald M. Bilkes' accessible commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah, which interprets the post-exilic narratives as an extended parable of return and conversion analogous to the prodigal son. Rather than offering scholarly technical analysis, Bilkes provides historical context combined with homiletical exposition and practical application, making it an excellent resource for Bible studies on the often-neglected post-exilic period.
Memoirs of the Way Home: Ezra and Nehemiah as a Call to Conversion, Gerald M. Bilkes. Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2014. Paperback, 187 pp. [Reviewed by Rev. Martyn McGeown.] This is a brief, accessible, and helpful commentary on two neglected books of the Old Testament. Ezra and Nehemiah are post-exilic writings, that is, they were written after and describe life after the Babylonian captivity. For many Christians that history is strange and unfamiliar. We treat it at the...
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