5. Artaxerxes’ Permission to Build – 2:1–11a

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword vii
3. Contents ix
4. 1. Spinoza and the Attempt to Isolate Nehemiah’s First-Person Account 1
5. I. In Susa – 1:1–11
6. Introduction 7
7. 2. Nehemiah’s First Prayer – 1:5–11a 9
8. 3. The Origins of Jerusalem’s Ruins 25
9. 4. A Prologue to the Amplified Account – 1:1b–4 45
10. II. From Susa to Jerusalem
11. Introduction 67
12. 5. Artaxerxes’ Permission to Build – 2:1–11a 69
13. 6. The Consolidation of the Builders – 2:11b–4:17 95
14. 7. The Intimidation of the Builder – 6:1–19 129
15. 8. The Socioeconomic Reforms – 5:1–19 163
16. III. Additional Reforms during the Work on the Wall – 13:4–31
17. Introduction 189
18. 9. The Cultic Reforms – 13:4–14 191
19. 10. The Sabbath-Reforms – 13:15–22 221
20. 11. The Marriage-Reforms – 13:23–31 243
21. IV. The Dedication of the Wall (12:27–13:3) and the Formation of a New Climax (7:1–12:26)
22. Introduction 271
23. 12. The Account of the Dedication Ceremonies (12:27ff.) and the Analogy of 7:1–3 273
24. 13. The Account of the Dedication Ceremonies and the Growth of Chaps. 7–13 295
25. 14. The Final Form of the Book in Neh 12:44–13:3 and Neh 8–10 315
26. Bibliography 341
27. Index of Biblical and Ancient Literature 355
28. Index of Modern Authors 364
29. Index of Subjects 368