Esther's Revenge at Susa: From Sennacherib to Ahasuerus by Stephanie Dalley
English | 29 Nov. 2007 | ISBN: 0199216630 | 280 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
English | 29 Nov. 2007 | ISBN: 0199216630 | 280 Pages | PDF | 4 MB
Why are the names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther those of Mesopotamian deities? Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real happenings in seventh-century Assyria, where the widespread belief that revenge belongs to the gods explains why Assyrian kings described punitive campaigns as divine acts, leading to the mythologizing of certain historical events.