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.
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.