Bible. Apocalypse of Ezra
This book of the Bible is known as 2nd Esdras or 2 Esdras in King James Bibles that include the Apocrypha. In the Vulgate Bible it is 4th Esdras or 4 Esdras.
- HMML ID
- 956033386057
- PURL
- LC access point
- Bible. Apocalypse of Ezra
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Apocalypse of Esdras
- Apocalypse of Esdras (Book of the Apocrypha)
- Apocalypse of Ezra
- Apocalypse of Ezra (Book of the Apocrypha)
- Apokalypse des Esra (Book of the Apocrypha)
- Bible. Apocalypse of Esdras
- Bible. Apocalypse of Ezra
- Bible. Apocrypha. Esdras, 2nd
- Bible. Apokalypse des Esra
- Bible. Esdras, 2nd
Work information
- Title
- Apocalypse of Ezra
- Genres
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General notes
- Description
- "Not a little confusion arises from the titles of these books. Esdras A of the Septuagint is III Esdras of St. Jerome, whereas the Greek Esdras B corresponds to I and II Esdras of the Vulgate, which were originally united into one book. Protestant writers, after the Geneva Bible, call I and II Esdras of the Vulgate respectively Ezra and Nehemiah, and III and IV Esdras of the Vulgate respectively I and II Esdras"; given as II Esdras in the Protestant Apocrypha becaus of the opening words "the second book of the prophet Esdras; also called the Apocalypse of Esdras
- Citations
- "Esdras," Catholic Encyclopedia, accessed October 6, 2023, https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05535a.htm.
Preferred citation
"Bible. Apocalypse of Ezra." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified October 06, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/work/956033386057
Change notes
- Date added
- 2023-10-06
- Last edited
- 2023-10-06