Jeremy is Jeremiah. (Matthew 27:9) Esdras and Jeremiah lived during the period of time that was at least 200 years or more after King Solomon. We can know this by looking at the lineage of King Josiah,* whom Esdras, Jeremiah and II Kings talks about.
Jeremiah was the oldest and was the great uncle of Esdras.
The grandfather of Esdras was the brother of Jeremiah.
They were descendants of Aaron. They were all high priests, priests, prophets and scribes.
We can be certain the much revered, much quoted, prophet Jeremiah in the Jewish-Christian bible, helped train Esdras.
Ezra 7 and 1 Esdras 8 say Esdras was a ready scribe in the law of Moses.
To the degree we accept words attributed to Ezra, then we must accept words attributed to Esdras to at least the same degree, because they are the same person and because the version of the person as Esdras came before the version of the person as Ezra. Likewise then, the version of the story as the books of 1 Esdras and II Esdras came before the book of Ezra. Esdras is the Greek name in their subversion and Ezra is the Hebrew name in their later subversion. When we compare Esdras to Ezra, Jeremiah and II Kings, we see the similarities such as 2 Kings 23 and I Esdras 1. Also 1 Esdras 1 and (2 Kings 23:29; 2 Kings 23:34; 2 Chronicles 35:20, Jeremiah 46:2). I have not taken the time to do a detailed comparison, but you can be certain, by the time we finish reading I Esdras and II Esdras we will find many clear connections to multiple books in Jewish-Christian-Muslim bibles. This goes along with the already long list of missing books of the bible, not that I say are missing or anyone else says is missing, but books the Jewish-Christian-Muslim bible says are missing.
This is another reminder the story is false that “The Bible” is the inspired word of God.” It is false because it is an incomplete story taken to be the whole story that had no chance of being manipulated in an evil way by the choices humans make. This always leads to misunderstanding. In summary, the more complete story is this: God's spirit of greater good had many people write down accounts of the same events and then, God's spirit of lesser good had many people change these stories significantly enough to misrepresent the events. The Kemites hid things from the Greeks and Romans who hid things from their people and the Jews hid things and so on up until today. Thus, current scriptural texts are significantly deficient as a stand-alone source of understanding. Just as more than one disciple wrote accounts of Jesus, so also did more than one person write accounts of what was happening in the Old Testament. There are many more writings about the history of those times which are not included in religious bibles. These writings were written by people who were right there and witnessed the events, yet had the ulterior motive of genderism but did not have the ulterior motive of racism to muddy their logic until looking through a glass darkly seemed as if it was crystal clear thinking.
*Lineages
Hananiah of Zerubbabel of Pedaiah of Jeconiah/Coniah of Jehoiakim of Josiah (Josias) of Amon of Manasseh (& Meshullemeth of Haruz of Jotbah) of Hezekiah of Ahaz of Jotham of Azariah of Amaziah of Joash of Ahaziah of Joram of Jehoshaphat of Asa of Abia of Rehoboam of Solomon (& Naamah an Ammonitess of Lot's lineage) of David (& Bathsheba/Bathshua of Ammiel) of Jesse of Obed of Boaz (& Ruth) of Salmon (& Rachab) of Nahshon of Amminadab of Ram of Hezron of Pharez of Judah (& Tamar) of Jacob Israel (& Leah) of Isaac (& Rebekah) of Abraham (& Sarah) of Terah of Nahor of Serug of Reu of Peleg of Eber of Salah of Arphaxad of Shem of Noah of Lamech of Methuselah of Enoch of Jared of Mahalaleel of Cainan of Enos of Seth of Adam (& Eve) of the Creator as Two of the Creator as One.(1 Kings 14; 2 Kings 21; 1 Chronicles 3; 2 Chronicles 11; Jeremiah 22) Ezra (Esdras) of Seraiah of Azariah of Hilkiah of Shallum of Zadok of Ahitub of Amariah of Azariah of Meraioth of Zerahiah of Uzzi of Bukki of Abishua of Phinehas of Eleazar of Aaron the chief priest ( & Elisheba) of Amram (& Jochebed, his sister) of Kohath of Levi of Jacob Israel (& Leah) of Isaac (& Rebekah) of Abraham (& Sarah) of Terah of Nahor of Serug of Reu of Peleg of Eber of Salah of Arphaxad of Shem of Noah of Lamech of Methuselah of Enoch of Jared of Mahalaleel of Cainan of Enos of Seth of Adam (& Eve) of the Creator as Two of the Creator as One.
(Ezra 7) (1 Esdras 8) (2 Esdras 1) (Numbers 3) (1 Chronicles 6) (Genesis 35) Jeremiah (Jeremy) of Hilkiah of Shallum of Zadok of Ahitub of Amariah of Azariah of Meraioth of Zerahiah of Uzzi of Bukki of Abishua of Phinehas of Eleazar of Aaron the chief priest (& Elisheba) of Amram (& Jochebed, his sister) of Kohath of Levi of Jacob Israel (& Leah) of Isaac (& Rebekah) of Abraham (& Sarah) of Terah of Nahor of Serug of Reu of Peleg of Eber of Salah of Arphaxad of Shem of Noah of Lamech of Methuselah of Enoch of Jared of Mahalaleel of Cainan of Enos of Seth of Adam (& Eve) of the Creator as Two of the Creator as One.
(Jeremiah 1) (Ezra 7) (Numbers 3) (1 Chronicles 6) (Genesis 35)
One of the many things noticeable from the lineages is that Josias Josiah is 27 generations removed from Jacob Israel.
However, Jeremiah Jeremy is only 18 generations removed from Jacob Israel.
The difference is possible if the lineage of Judah were having children at earlier ages than the lineage of Levi. Esdras Ezra is 20 generations removed from Jacob Israel. Here is a second way to make an analysis:
Josias (27 x 13 years of age for puberty and regeneration by producing a child = 351 years).
Jeremy (18 x 13 years of age = 234 years).
Esdras (20 x13 years of age = 260 years).
We have assumed (presupposed) the lineages of Levi and Judah were both reproducing at age 13. At a minimum, Esdras Ezra would have been born 91 years before Josias Josiah. Likewise, Jeremiah would have been born 117 years before Josias Josiah.
This makes sense if Esdras Ezra and Jeremiah Jeremy lived a very long time. The bible we are talking about doesn't say how old they were. Here's a third way to make an analysis:
Josias (27 x 13 years of age for puberty and regeneration by producing a child = 351 years).
Jeremy (18 x 16 years of age = 288 years).
Esdras (20 x 16 years of age = 320 years).
We have assumed (presupposed) the lineages of Levi and Judah were reproducing, on average, at different ages. This is possible and makes sense when we consider the lineage of kings (the tribe of Judah) would have had to reproduce quicker because kings were more likely to get killed sooner. However, priests (tribe of Levi) often suffered the same fate as the kings. We must go deeper inside religious scripts (scriptures) and further outside religious scripts (scriptures. We must do so to seek and ask for a lot more understanding, and then come back, khekh back, check back later, better prepared to critically analyze, rather than open wide and swallow based on faith and belief of what is merely presented in those scripts (scriptures) programmed into us by parents and culture. Lastly, we must relearn how things that apply Now (present), still apply Then (future and past), and the other way around. Kings are still being killed today from outside and inside forces. It doesn't matter what you call those kings as president, queen, chancellor, prime minister, etc. Also, killing is not limited to the physical and is not limited to kings officially recognized.
In this manner of thinking, we can teach ourselves to get in the habit of always trying to compare things more completely so we can have more complete understanding. FYI: Just one or two generations after Aaron, Jesus was alive - long before King David. (1 Esdras Chapter 5) This must have been a different Jesus. Yet, as sufficiently proven, Jesus, Jeshsua, Joshua,Yeshua, Jehoshua, Jehoshuah, Y’hoshua, Oshea, Hoshea the son of Nun, Shu, Io-shua and Jo-shua are the same name spelled differently. Once you gain a better understanding of Nun and her child, the ever-coming one, you will see that the son of Nun is the basis for which Jesus was formed, no matter how the story has changed. (UC#1050 and UC#474). It does not take a mountain of proof to know foundation of truth.
