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2 Esdras
2 Esdras (also called 4 Esdras, Latin Esdras,
or Latin Ezra) is the name of an apocalyptic
book in many English versions of the Bible.
Its authorship is ascribed to Ezra, a scribe
and priest of the 5th century BC, although
modern scholarship places its composition
between AD 70 and 218. It is reckoned
among the apocrypha by Roman Catholics,
Protestants, and most Eastern Orthodox
Christians. Although 2 Esdras was
preserved in Latin as an appendix to the
Vulgate and passed down as a unified book,
it is generally considered to be a tripartite
work.
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