apocalyptic book, preserved in Latin as an appendix to the Vulgate; tripartite work consisting of 5 Ezra (a Christian work), 4 Ezra (a Jewish apocalypse), and 6 Ezra (predicts wars and rebukes sinners; perhaps Christian)
2 Esdras is a religious text[1]. It draws 840 Wikipedia views per month (religious_text category, ranking #54 of 234).[2]
Key Facts
2 Esdras's instance of is recorded as religious text[3].
2 Esdras's Commons category is recorded as 2 Esdras[4].
2 Esdras's has edition or translation is recorded as 2 Esdras[5].
2 Esdras's has edition or translation is recorded as 2 Esdras[6].
2 Esdras's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
2 Esdras's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/2esdras[8].
2 Esdras's different from is recorded as Apocalypse of Ezra[9].
2 Esdras's different from is recorded as Vision of Ezra[10].
2 Esdras's different from is recorded as Greek Apocalypse of Ezra[11].
2 Esdras's entry in abbreviations table is recorded as 2 Esdras[12].
Why It Matters
2 Esdras draws 840 Wikipedia views per month (religious_text category, ranking #54 of 234).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]
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