Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Contemporary scholars generally agree that the books of Ezra and Nehemiah were originally a single volume.
2. Both books (Ezra and Nehemiah) offer a theological interpretation of political decisions made in both Judea and Persia.
3. It appears the Persians regarded both Ezra and Nehemiah as politically unreliable, but theologically and diplomatically necessary.
4. Only one copy of Cyrus the Great's edict permitting exiled Jews to return to Judah has ever been found.
5. According to Ezra, under the leadership of the exiled royal prince Sheshbazzar, more than 42,000 exiles return to Judah.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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