the Chronicler

{{Short description|Name designating author(s) of various Hebrew Bible books}}

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The Chronicler is the author, or group of authors, to whom some biblical scholars have attributed the composition of: the Books of Chronicles, the Book of Ezra, and the Book of Nehemiah in the Hebrew Bible.[https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/chronicler-biblical Chronicler, Biblical], New Catholic Encyclopedia Scholars believe that the Chronicler worked between 400 and 250 BC, with the period 350–300 BC the most likely.{{cite book |last= McKenzie |first= Steven L. |title= 1–2 Chronicles |year= 2004 |publisher= Abingdon |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=s3weTW7ylToC |isbn= 9781426759802}}