Three Versions of Esther: Their Relationship to Anti-Semitic and Feminist Critique of the Story

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-90-429-3042-1
Verlag: PEETERS PUB

Buch, Englisch, Band 74, 243 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 364 g

Reihe: Contributions to Biblical Exeg

Hebrew Esther tells the story of a woman who assumes responsibility to

save her people from

attempted genocide. Old Greek and Alpha Text Esther are examples of

Jewish apologetic and polemic literature that addressed Greek and Latin

perceptions of Jewish xenophobia and misanthropy. However, in spite of

the fact that Hebrew Esther gives an account of a woman’s leading role

in the prevention of the genocide of the Jews of Persia, and the fact

that the authors of the Greek versions reinterpreted the Hebrew for the

purpose of addressing anti-Semitic sentiment in the Greco-Roman world,

the story of Esther is the object of significant anti-Semitic and

feminist critique. In contrast to most past and current scholarship,

this work uses a combination of critical methods to question both forms

of critique, and contrasts Hebrew Esther’s character and actions with

her character and actions portrayed in the two Greek versions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Miller, T.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Feministische Theologie, Gender Studies
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte