Tiemeyer provides an exceptionally useful introduction to the major exegetical issues in Ezra-Nehemiah... T. deftly synthesizes premier monographs and articles in this field from the past forty years. Her book will serve as a fine starting point for undertaking a critical study of Ezra-Nehemiah. * Catholic Biblical Quarterly * This volume sheds light on what is often claimed to be a little known and enigmatic period in Judah/Yehud, the 6th and 7th centuries BCE. It shows how the biblical books of Ezra and Nehemiah weave together from various voices and sources, and in varying styles, a picture of the life, conditions and concerns of people living in a land recently devastated by the Babylonians and now under Persian governance, struggling to understand their own identity and what it meant to be a Jew. A useful final chapter reflects on the later reception of the books in Judaism and Christianity. * Adrian Curtis, University of Manchester, UK * An accessible introduction to Ezra-Nehemiah ... Tiemeyer is never dogmatic in advancing her own solution to the questions raised, but helpfully indicates where problems lie and briefly sets out potential solutions that have been proposed in the scholarly literature, while her reading lists and bibliography provide sufficient resources to permit readers to begin to make their own judgements. * The Expository Times *