Bible Dictionary
Esdras, The Second Book Of
The Second Book of Esdras is an apocryphal work preserved chiefly in a Latin translation. Its central chapters contain visions and angelic revelations concerning the moral order and the final triumph of the righteous.
Definition
The Second Book of Esdras is an apocryphal work preserved chiefly in a Latin translation, since its Greek form has been lost. Its central section consists of visions and angelic revelations concerning the moral world and the triumph of the righteous.
Biblical Usage
The book presents Ezra as receiving instruction about great mysteries and the final triumph of the righteous, but it is not part of the supplied account of the canonical Scriptures.
Historical Background
Its date is uncertain, and like the First Book of Esdras it was probably written in Egypt.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
This exists in a Latin translation, the Greek being lost. Chapters 3-14 consist of a series of angelic revelations and visions in which Ezra is instructed in some of the great mysteries of the moral world, and assured of the final triumph of the righteous. The date of the book is uncertain. Like the first book, it was probably written in Egypt.