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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark International, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
• Disciplina: 222/.906
• Soggetto topico: Bible stories - O.T. Esther
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: CrawfordSidnie White GreenspoonLeonard J (Leonard Jay)
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Book of Esther in modern research
• ISBN: 1-281-80238-7; 9786611802387; 0-8264-3868-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453681803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Journal for the study of the Old Testament. . -Supplement series ; ; 380.