Pseudepigrapha / 4 Ezra / 6
- 4 Ezra 6:5 / Matthew 6:20
- 4 Ezra 6:5 / Tobit 4:9
- 4 Ezra 6:18 / Matthew 24:3
- 4 Ezra 6:25 / Matthew 10:22
- 4 Ezra 6:25 / Didache 16:5
- 4 Ezra 6:26 / Matthew 16:28
- 4 Ezra 6:38 / Neofiti Genesis 1:1
- 4 Ezra 6:38 / John 1:2
- 4 Ezra 6:40 / 2 Baruch 59:11
- 4 Ezra 6:40 / 2 Enoch 25:3
- 4 Ezra 6:40 / Chagigah 12a
- 4 Ezra 6:58 / Psalms of Solomon 18:4
- 4 Ezra 6:58 / Matthew 2:15
Summary
Date: 70-100 C.E.
4 Ezra is a theological and apocalyptic reaction to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple in 70 C.E. The figure of Ezra is used as a pseudonym and is depicted as mourning the fate of the people of Israel and raising questions of God's justice and covenant promises. He is shown moving from anger at God to professing hope.