{"product_id":"loa-2-esdras-large-print","title":"The Second Book of Esdras — Large Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy do the faithful suffer while the empires that crush them prosper?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Second Book of Esdras gives that question to Ezra, a scribe grieving Jerusalem’s fall. Speaking in his name, this anonymous apocalypse places him in Babylon, where he presses the angel Uriel for answers about suffering, justice, and why so few are saved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts Jewish core, also called Fourth Ezra, contains seven visions filled with argument, grief, and startling images. Later Christian additions, Fifth and Sixth Ezra, frame this central work. According to the text, Ezra encounters a mourning woman, an eagle of empire facing judgment, and a man who rises from the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions that resist easy comfort\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Ezra’s disputes with Uriel as grief becomes a demand for justice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA woman deep in grief\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a weeping woman whose sorrow draws Ezra away from his disputes with Uriel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn empire faces judgment\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the dream of a many-winged eagle and the lion that judges it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA figure from the sea\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter a vision that explores the coming messianic figure and the end of this age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA voice from a bush\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Ezra into an encounter that recalls Moses and the giving of the Law.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers of biblical apocrypha, students of Jewish and early Christian history, and anyone drawn to hard questions about suffering and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet Ezra in the questions he refuses to leave unanswered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Large Print Paperback","offer_id":58122917511516,"sku":"LOA-240-LPPB","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print Hardcover","offer_id":58123770102108,"sku":"LOA-240-LPHC","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print eBook","offer_id":58181203362140,"sku":"LOA-240-LPEB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/240_d2ad3a1e-53d5-4f52-b7fe-53def6fb2fde.jpg?v=1782117356","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/fr\/products\/loa-2-esdras-large-print","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}