Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther
Else K. Holt, "Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther "
English | ISBN: 0567697614 | 2021 | 184 pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | ISBN: 0567697614 | 2021 | 184 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This collection of essays considers the Book of Esther from a literary and sociological perspective. In part one, Else Holt outlines the main questions of historical-critical research in the Book of Esther. She also discusses the theological meaning of a biblical book without God, and examines how the book was transmitted through the last centuries BCE. She also explores how the Hebrew and Greek variants of the Book of Esther picture its main character, Esther, the Jewish queen of Persia.
In part two, Holt offers deconstructive reading of themes hidden under the surface-levels of the book. Chapters include discussions of Esther's initiation into her role as Persian queen; the inter-textual conversation with two much later texts
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