| Nehemiah 5 | |
|---|---|
 A stained glass window depicting Nehemiah as "counsellor". Signed by Joshua Clarke & Sons, Dublin. St Patrick's Church, Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland | |
| Book | Book of Nehemiah |
| Category | Ketuvim |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 16 |
Nehemiah 5 is the fifth chapter of the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible,[1] or the 15th chapter of the book of Ezra-Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible, which treats the book of Ezra and the book of Nehemiah as one book.[2] Jewish tradition states that Ezra is the author of Ezra-Nehemiah as well as the Book of Chronicles,[3] but modern scholars generally accept that a compiler from the 5th century BCE (the so-called "Chronicler") is the final author of these books.[4] This chapter records the reform of Nehemiah in the case of economic oppression among the Jews, and shows how he led by example.[5]
- ^ Halley 1965, p. 236.
- ^ Grabbe 2003, p. 313.
- ^ Babylonian Talmud Baba Bathra 15a, apud Fensham 1982, p. 2
- ^ Fensham 1982, pp. 2–4.
- ^ Smith-Christopher 2007, pp. 319–320.
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