| Description |
1 online resource (430 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 An Introduction -- I The Story of Esther -- II Esther, Jews, and Christians -- III Challenges and Purposes -- IV Sources and Approach -- V State of Research -- VI Outline -- Part I Esther: Story and History, Literary Features, and Theology -- 2 Esther's Story: Composition, Literary Unity, Textual Development, and Noble Characters -- I The Story of Esther -- II Place and Time of Composition -- III Structure and Literary Unity |
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1 Esther 9:20-28 -- The First Purim Letter -- 2 Esther 9:29-32 -- The Second Purim Letter -- 3 Esther 10:1-3 -- The Closing Chapter of the Book -- IV Textual Development: The Hebrew and Greek Versions -- 1 B-Text, A-Text, and MT -- 2 The Six Major Greek Additions and the Colophon -- 3 Which Text Is Closest to the Urtext? -- 4 Provisional Summary -- V Noble Characters -- 1 Vashti: A Queen with Dignity and Self-Respect -- 2 Esther: Beauty, Courage, and Wisdom -- 3 Mordecai: "Seeking the Welfare of His People" -- A The Major Persona of the Book -- B A Courtier at the King's Gate |
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C The Clash between Mordecai and Haman -- VI Conclusion -- 3 Virtuosity, Literary Style, and Features -- I Virtuosity -- II The Secular Feature of the Book -- III Repetitive Style and Other Literary Elements -- IV Mosaic Style -- V Synonyms and Series of Synonymous Words -- VI Inner Interpretations and Identifications -- VII Inclusio, Chiasmus, and Chiastic in Parallel -- 1 Inclusio and Chiasmus -- 2 Chiasmus in Parallel -- VIII Antithesis -- IX Structures of Reversal Destiny and Talionis -- X Overstatement, Hyperbole, and Typological Numbers -- XI Satirical and Humoristic Descriptions |
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XII Conclusion -- 4 The Central Message of Esther within Biblical and Ancient Near East Contexts -- I The Fear of Complete Annihilation -- II Esther's Response to the Fear of Complete Annihilation -- III Theology without Mentioning Theos -- IV The Theological Message of Esther -- V Is the Presumed Theological Concept of Esther Innovative? -- VI Conclusion -- 5 Historical Setting and Historicity -- I The Historicity of the Esther Story -- 1 Esther as a Completely Reliable Story -- 2 Esther as a Completely Unreliable Story -- A The Esther Story and Purim Are Echoes of Ancient Myth |
| Summary |
Explores different traditions and usage of Esther in Judaism and Christianity, without neglecting the fundamental questions in scholarship |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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10 Conspiracy and Murder in the Royal Court |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Esther -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History
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Bible. Esther -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish -- History
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| Subject |
Christianity and other religions -- Judaism.
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Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1009266136 |
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9781009266130 |
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