Ezra was a religious and Nehemiah a political reformer.
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Ezra is a book in the Old Testament of the Bible and is followed by Nehemiah. Originally the Book of Ezra and Nehemiah had been one.
To Christians in the Old Testament it would be Ezra. Though, in Judaism the book is called 'Ezra - Nehemiah', the book before it is Daniel.Ezra
The Book of Nehemiah does not specifically name its author, but both Jewish and Christian traditions recognize Ezra as the author. This is based on the fact that the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah were originally one.
AnswerThe Books of Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah form an integrated block of text with a unity of style and content and are believed to have been written by an anonymous author now known as the 'Chronicler'. With the overlapping between the actions of Ezra and Nehemiah in these books, it is possible that Ezra was a fiction.Jewish Traditional AnswerAccording to Jewish tradition, as specified in the Talmud Bava Batra 15a, Ezra wrote both the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. He also wrote most of the book of Chronicles.
One of the sons of Bebai, and probably the father of Baruch.(Ezra 10:28) ". . .the sons of Be′bai, Je‧ho‧ha′nan, Han‧a‧ni′ah, Zab′bai..." ended their foreign marriages, based on Ezra's counsel. (Ezra 10:28)(Nehemiah 3:20) ". . .After him Bar′uch, the son ofZab′bai, worked with fervor"... assisting Nehemiah to rebuild Jerusalem's walls. (Ezra 10:44)