Darius, Artaxerxes, and Ahasuerus in the Bible

by James B. Jordan

In this study, James Jordan argues why the Persian kings named Darius, Ahasuerus, and Artaxerxes in the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther are one and the same. This is not a new understanding. Many recent commentators are so certain that Ahasuerus is the king the Greeks called Xerxes and that Artaxerxes is Artaxerxes Longimanus. James Jordan, however, demonstrates that the common identifications of these kings is problematic and that understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098424395X
• ISBN13: 9780984243952
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Athanasius Press
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"