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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453681803321

Titolo

The Book of Esther in modern research [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sidnie White Crawford & Leonard J. Greenspoon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark International, c2003

ISBN

1-281-80238-7

9786611802387

0-8264-3868-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 380

Altri autori (Persone)

CrawfordSidnie White

GreenspoonLeonard J (Leonard Jay)

Disciplina

222/.906

Soggetti

Bible stories - O.T. Esther

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [242]-257) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; 'It Takes a Village' to Produce a Commentary: A Case in Point; The Book of Esther: Writing a Commentary for a Jewish Audience; Esther and the Future of Commentary; Esther in Text- and Literary-Critical Paradise; Three Esthers; Esther and Judith: Contrasts in Character; Esther's Volkcentrism and the Reframing of Post-Exilic Judaism; Double Take: Another Look at the Second Gathering of Virgins of Esther 2.19a; Kosher Adultery? The Mordecai-Esther-Ahasuerus Triangle in Talmudic, Medieval and Sixteenth-Century Exegesis

Images and the Book of Esther: From Manuscript Illumination to MidrashThe Ecumenical Esther: Queen and Saint in Three Western Belief Systems; Reading a Text Backwards: The Book of Esther and Nineteenth Century Jewish American Interpretations; From Maidens and Chamberlains to Harems and Hot Tubs: Five Hundred Years of Esther in English; Cumulative Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The proceedings of a symposium entitled Esther 2000 held in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska in April 2000, the book contains a collection of essays that engages all aspects of the biblical book of Esther. From questions of textual criticism to the history of rabbinic interpretation to



speculation on the modern form of commentary, this collection is sure to contain something for everyone interested in the book of Esther. Contributors include such well-known Esther scholars as Michael Fox, David Clines, and Carey Moore.