Esther Through the Centuries
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Wiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries
ISBN-10
1119004675
ISBN-13
9781119004677
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint
Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Manufacture
SG
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 16th, 2020
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
484 grams
Dimensions
15.30 x 23.00 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
NoneBible readings, selections & meditations
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This interdisciplinary commentary ranges from early midrashic interpretation to contemporary rewritings introducing interpretations of the only biblical book not to mention God. Unearths a wealth of neglected rewritings inspired by the story’s relevance to themes of nationhood, rebellion, providence, revenge, female heroism, Jewish identity, exile, genocide and ‘multiculturalism’Reveals the various struggles and strategies used by religious commentators to make sense of this only biblical book that does not mention GodAsks why Esther is underestimated by contemporary feminist scholars despite a long history of subversive rewritingsCompares the most influential Jewish and Christian interpretations and interpretersIncludes an introduction to the book’s myriad representations in literature, music, and artPublished in the reception-history series, Blackwell Bible Commentaries
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