Esther Through the Centuries / Blackwell Bible Commentaries (ePub)
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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...
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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 God
* Asks why Esther is underestimated by contemporary feminist
scholars despite a long history of subversive rewritings
* Compares the most influential Jewish and Christian
interpretations and interpreters
* Includes an introduction to the book's myriad
representations in literature, music, and art
* Published in the reception-history series, Blackwell Bible
Commentaries
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 God
* Asks why Esther is underestimated by contemporary feminist
scholars despite a long history of subversive rewritings
* Compares the most influential Jewish and Christian
interpretations and interpreters
* Includes an introduction to the book's myriad
representations in literature, music, and art
* Published in the reception-history series, Blackwell Bible
Commentaries
Autoren-Porträt von Jo Carruthers
Jo Carruthers teaches at Lancaster University, UK, and works across the disciplines of literary and religious studies. Her books include The Politics of Purim: Law, Sovereignty and Hospitality in the Aesthetic Afterlives of Esther (2020); England's Secular Scripture: Islamophobia and the Protestant Aesthetic (2011); and Literature and the Bible: A Reader (with Mark Knight and Andrew Tate, 2013).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jo Carruthers
- 2020, 1. Auflage, 322 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 1118714040
- ISBN-13: 9781118714041
- Erscheinungsdatum: 09.09.2020
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