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1. Greek name for Ezra.
2. There are several books of the Bible or Apocrypha which have been labelled Esdras, after the Greek for Ezra. The Vulgate after Trent contains four Books of Esdras, and prior to Trent three books, and the Septuagint two. Slavonic and Russian bibles contain three, and those few protestant bibles that contain the apocrypha contain Ezra (canonical) plus two of Esdras; but confusingly, the numbering of the books differs between them. It is the protestant nomenclature which is used in Wikipedia. See the comparison tables below:
| Septuagint vs other Nomenclature |
|---|
| Septuagint</td><th>old Greek | <th>Post-Trent Vulgate + old Latin</th><th>Pre-Trent Vulgate</th><th>Russian / Slavonic</th><th>Protestant</td>
|---|
<tr><td>Εσδρας Α′</td><td>Εσδρας Α′</td><td>Esdrae III</td><td>Esdrae II</td><td>2 Esdras</td><td>1 Esdras</td></tr>
<tr><td>Εσδρας B′</td><td>Εσδρας B′ and Εσδρας Γ′</td><td>Esdrae I et Esdrae II</td><td>Esdrae I</td><td>1 Esdras and Nehemiah</td><td>Ezra and Nehemiah</td></tr>
<tr><td>N/A</td><td>Εσδρας Δ′</td><td>Esdrae IV</td><td>Esdrae III</td><td>3 Esdras</td><td>2 Esdras</td></tr>
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Note that in the Septuagint, following ancient Jewish practice, Ezra and Nehemiah are considered one book (Εσδρας B′), whereas most bibles today count them as two, as does the Post-Trent Vulgate. The surviving Septuagint manuscripts do not contain the apocalyptic 2 Esdras.
The naming listed as "old Greek" refers to another ancient Greek naming scheme which apparently predated, or possibly overlapped the later Septuagint naming scheme. It is witnessed to from both Jerome and Origen as well as some surviving manuscripts.
The old Latin naming likewise fell out of use after Jerome combined Ezra and Nehemiah into one book, until it was reinstated later at Trent. The previous naming scheme is witnessed to in Jerome's prolog to Ezra where he asks the reader not to be disturbed about his combining them into one book.
| Post-Trent Vulgate vs Other Nomenclature |
|---|
| Post Trent Vulgate + old latin | Pre-Trent Vulgate | Septuagint | old Greek | Russian / Slavonic | Protestant</td> |
|---|
<tr><td>Esdrae I</td><td>1st Half of Esdrae I</td><td>1st half of Εσδρας B′</td><td>Εσδρας B′</td><td>1 Esdras</td><td>Ezra</td></tr>
<tr><td>Esdrae II</td><td>2nd Half of Esdrae I</td><td>2nd half of Εσδρας B′</td><td>Εσδρας Γ′</td><td>Nehemiah</td><td>Nehemiah</td></tr>
<tr><td>Esdrae III</td><td>Esdrae II</td><td>Εσδρας Α′</td><td>Εσδρας A′</td><td>2 Esdras</td><td>1 Esdras</td></tr>
<tr><td>Esdrae IV</td><td>Esdrae III</td><td>N/A</td><td>Εσδρας Δ′</td><td>3 Esdras</td><td>2 Esdras</td></tr>
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