Book of 2 Esdras

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:New_Testament_apocrypha
gptkb:biblical_text
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Esdras_B
gptkb:Fourth_Book_of_Ezra
gptkb:2_Esdras
gptkbp:author gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:contains apocalyptic prophecies
visions of Ezra
gptkbp:dateWritten late 1st century CE
gptkbp:dividedInto 16 chapters
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Jewish_Tanakh
gptkb:Protestant_Old_Testament
gptkbp:includedIn gptkb:Russian_Orthodox_Bible
gptkb:Vulgate_appendix
gptkb:Slavonic_Bible
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Book_of_Enoch
gptkb:2_Baruch
gptkb:Book_of_Daniel
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkb:Syriac
Armenian
Ethiopic
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Ezra
gptkbp:notCanonicalFor gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Protestant_Churches
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Old_Testament_Apocrypha
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Book_of_Ezra
gptkb:Book_of_Nehemiah
gptkb:Book_of_1_Esdras
gptkbp:section gptkb:apocalypse_of_Salathiel_(Ezra)
Ezra's seven visions
prophecies of the end times
gptkbp:significance important for Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature
gptkbp:status apocryphal
gptkbp:structure three sections (chapters 1–2, 3–14, 15–16)
gptkbp:survivesIn Latin manuscripts
Armenian manuscripts
Ethiopic manuscripts
Syriac manuscripts
gptkbp:theme gptkb:theology
divine justice
restoration of Israel
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Ethiopian_Orthodox_Church
Slavonic tradition
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Temple_Judaism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
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