The books of Ezra and Nehemiah as one book, and is this Introduction we shall refer to the book as Ezra - Nehemiah.
There is not trace of this version in any other part of the Biblical text.
Nestle - Aland Novum Testamentum Graece
New Testament volumes of the Clarendon Bible Series, based on the Revised Version has prompted its publishers to think that the public will welcome a similar series, of comparable level and plan, based on the text of the New English Bible.
The difficulties which this division of the epistle presents are notorius.
It is hoped that the new volumes will attain the high standards set in the past, and that they will make a contribution to the understanding of the books of the Bible.
The commentaries on Exodus by Brevard Childs, Cornelius Houtman, and William Propp were constant partners in my research and specially helpful resources in the history of interpretation, lexicography, and textual criticism.
In this commentary I have not attempted to review all the possible interpretations of modern exegetes or the or the plethora of secondary literature.
ECC volumes are "critical" in terms of their detailed, systematic explanation of the biblical text.
The Greek text of the Letters is less fully attested than is the text of the Gospel.