Ezra-Nehemi­ah: Ret­ro­grade Rev­o­lu­tion offers a rich explo­ration of one of the Bible’s piv­otal, yet often over­looked books. It chron­i­cles the return of the Jew­ish peo­ple from Baby­lon­ian exile and their efforts to rebuild not only Jerusalem, but also their iden­ti­ty, wor­ship, and covenan­tal life. With his­tor­i­cal depth, this book illu­mi­nates the Per­sian-era con­text and the chal­lenges of post-exil­ic restora­tion, includ­ing polit­i­cal insta­bil­i­ty, social strat­i­fi­ca­tion, and reli­gious renew­al. Cul­tur­al­ly, it exam­ines the ten­sion between main­tain­ing dis­tinc­tive­ness and engag­ing with sur­round­ing influ­ences — strug­gle still rel­e­vant in mod­ern Jew­ish life. The­o­log­i­cal­ly, it delves into themes of divine prov­i­dence, com­mu­nal repen­tance, Torah cen­tral­i­ty, and covenan­tal respon­si­bil­i­ty. Read­ers are invit­ed to reflect on endur­ing issues such as lead­er­ship, assim­i­la­tion, col­lec­tive mem­o­ry, and the role of sacred texts in shap­ing eth­i­cal and spir­i­tu­al resilience. Ground­ed in rig­or­ous schol­ar­ship yet writ­ten with acces­si­bil­i­ty, this book bridges ancient text and con­tem­po­rary appli­ca­tion, offer­ing insight for schol­ars, stu­dents, and any­one seek­ing to under­stand how Ezra and Nehemi­ah con­tin­ue to speak to the heart of Jew­ish con­ti­nu­ity and renewal.