The Unity of 1-2 Chronicles: 1-2 Chronicles originally consisted of one book instead of two. Not until the Book of Chronicles was translated into Greek did itbecome two books. The reason for this is that Hebrew has no vowels, and its translation into a language with vowels meant that it doubled in size, thus no longerfitting onto one scroll.
Author: Ezra the priest traditionally is considered the author.
"Ezra wrote the book that bears his name and the genealogies of the Book of Chronicles up to his own time" (Baba Bathra 15a).
Date: After 539 B.C. (cf. 2 Chron. 36:20), and written in the 5th cent. B.C.
Recipients: Those who returned from the exile.
Purpose: To provide a historical account of the nation of Israel from the perspective of a priest.
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