Bible G, Leaf with the End of I Esadras (Nehemiah), and the Beginning of II Esadras, Verso

Alternative Title

Catalogue 25, Bible 'G'

Creator

Unknown

Files

Publication Date

1200

Time Period

circa 13th century

Abstract

Esadras was originally conceived of as one book. According to tradition, a Jewish priest named Ezra wove together his own memoirs, the written recollections of Nehemiah, and various other historical documents to compile a text that would encourage the Jews. Though they were still under foreign rule, they had been able to return to their city, Jerusalem, and God was continuing to work among them. In Bible 'G,' as in most thirteenth century Bibles, the book was divided into I Esadras, Ezra's account of the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, and II Esadras, relating the subsequent rebuilding of Jerusalem's city walls under the direction of Nehemiah. In present day editions of the Bible, II Esadras is often called the book of Nehemiah.

Decoration

Header, "ES." Left column, decorated initial "V" in left column. Right column, flourished initial "F"; chapter division "II."

Text Identification

II Esadras opens: "VERBA NEEMIE. | filii helchie. Et f(actum) e(st) | in m(en)se chasleu. a(n)no | vicesimo. (et) ego eram | in susis castro" (The word of Nerrnias, son of Helchia. And it came to pass in the month of Casleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in the castle of Susa."

Keywords

Manuscripts, Illumination of books and manuscripts, Bibles, Bible. Ezra, Bible. Nehemiah, Old Testament

Notes

Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Extent

1 page

Geographic Location

France

Language

Latin

Media Type

Illuminated manuscripts

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

S04-00012-00232-V

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Bible G, Leaf with the End of I Esadras (Nehemiah), and the Beginning of II Esadras, Verso" (1200). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 12.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/12