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Nehemiah was a common man in a unique position. He was a secure and successful cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes. Nehemiah had little power, but he had great influence. He was trusted by the king. He was also a man of God, concerned about the fate of Jerusalem. Seventy years earlier, Zerbbabel had managed to rebuild Godâs temple.
The 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.