nehemiah – Saint Joseph's Catholic Church

The second book of Esdras (aka. Nehemiah)

March 12, 2022April 19, 2022 Father Kevin exile and return, ezra, nehemiah, prophet zacharias, second book of esdras, zerubbabel, zorobabel

“…Nehemias was able against much opposition to restore the walls of Jerusalem, which had lain in ruin for almost a century.”

Catholicism and Church teaching Holy Scripture and the Bible

On the Jewish priest Esdras (aka. Ezra, memorial day, the 13th of July)

July 13, 2021April 20, 2022 Father Kevin esdras, ezra, i esdras, jewish history, judaism, nehemiah, nehemias, roman martyrology, saint esdras

“…the last half millenium of the history of the Hebrew people before the birth of Christ. It was during this period that the specific Jewish identity was fashioned and strengthened as the people fortified Jerusalem…”