Download or read book I and II Esdras written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written about 10 BCE, I Esdras is a history ranging from the pious reign of Josiah to the religious reforms of Ezra. For this period Joesphus follows I Esdras in his 'Antiquities of the Jews'. An apocalyptic work, written 250 years later, II Esdras seeks to offer strength to those whose faith was shaken by the fall of Jerusalem.