Narrative And Other Readings In The Book Of Esther
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Narrative And Other Readings In The Book Of Esther
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Author : Else K. Holt
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-04-08
Narrative And Other Readings In The Book Of Esther written by Else K. Holt and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-08 with Religion categories.
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, The Arabian Nights and The Story of O; and the relationship between Mordecai, the Jew, and his opponent Haman, the Agagite, as a matter of mimetic doublings. The last part of the book introduces the sociological concept of ethnicity-construction as the backdrop for perceiving the instigation of the Jewish festival Purim and the violence connected to it, and looks at the Book of Esther as an example of trauma literature. The concluding chapter analyses the moral quality of the book of Esther, asking the question: Is it a bedtime story?
Esther
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Author : Jonathan Grossman
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2011-06-23
Esther written by Jonathan Grossman and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-23 with History categories.
Using narrative devices such as allusions and free associations, multivalent expressions, and irony, the author of Esther wrote a story that is about a Jewish woman, Esther, during the time of the Persian exile of Yehudites, and the Persian king, Ahasuerus, who was in power at the time. At various junctures, the author also used secret writing, or we could say that he conveys mixed messages: one is a surface message, but another, often conflicting message lies beneath the surface. For instance, the outer portrayal of the king as one of the main protagonists is an ironic strategy used by the author to highlight the king’s impotent, indecisive, “antihero” status. He may wield authority—as symbolized by his twice-delegated signet ring—but he remains powerless. Among all the concealments in the story, the concealment of God stands out as the most prominent and influential example. A growing number of scholars regard the book of Esther as a “comic diversion,” the function and intention of which are to entertain the reader. However, Grossman is more convinced by Mikhail Bakhtin’s approach, and he labels his application of this approach to the reading of Esther as “theological carnivalesque.” Bakhtin viewed the carnival (or the carnivalesque genre) as a challenge by the masses to the governing establishment and to accepted social conventions. He described the carnival as an eruption of ever-present but suppressed popular sentiments. The connection between the story of Esther and Bakhtin’s characterization of the carnivalesque in narrative is evident especially in the book of Esther’s use of the motifs of “reversal” and “transformation.” For example, the young girl Esther is transformed from an exiled Jewess into a queen in one of the turnabouts that characterize the narrative. Many more examples are provided in this analysis of one of the Bible’s most fascinating books.
Esther
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Author : Jonathan Grossman
language : en
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Release Date : 2011
Esther written by Jonathan Grossman and has been published by Eisenbrauns this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
Using narrative devices such as allusions and free associations, multivalent expressions, and irony, the author of Esther wrote a story that is about a Jewish woman, Esther, during the time of the Persian exile of Yehudites, and the Persian king, Ahasuerus, who was in power at the time. At various junctures, the author also used secret writing, or we could say that he conveys mixed messages: one is a surface message, but another, often conflicting message lies beneath the surface. For instance, the outer portrayal of the king as one of the main protagonists is an ironic strategy used by the author to highlight the king's impotent, indecisive, "antihero" status. He may wield authority-as symbolized by his twice-delegated signet ring-but he remains powerless. Among all the concealments in the story, the concealment of God stands out as the most prominent and influential example. A growing number of scholars regard the book of Esther as a "comic diversion," the function and intention of which are to entertain the reader. However, Grossman is more convinced by Mikhail Bakhtin's approach, and he labels his application of this approach to the reading of Esther as "theological carnivalesque." Bakhtin viewed the carnival (or the carnivalesque genre) as a challenge by the masses to the governing establishment and to accepted social conventions. He described the carnival as an eruption of ever-present but suppressed popular sentiments. The connection between the story of Esther and Bakhtin's characterization of the carnivalesque in narrative is evident especially in the book of Esther's use of the motifs of "reversal" and "transformation." For example, the young girl Esther is transformed from an exiled Jewess into a queen in one of the turnabouts that characterize the narrative. Many more examples are provided in this analysis of one of the Bible's most fascinating books.
Reading Esther
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Author : Kenneth M. Craig
language : en
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Reading Esther written by Kenneth M. Craig and has been published by Westminster John Knox Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Religion categories.
In this original interpretation of the book of Esther, Kenneth Craig offers to interpreters a new way of reading this story. According to Craig, Esther has been undervalued and misunderstood because its true genre, the literary carnivalesque, has not been considered. The Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers. Biblical interpreters are being challenged to take responsibility for the theological, social, and ethical implications of their readings. This series encourages original readings that breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism.
Violence And Divine Victory In The Book Of Esther
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Author : Thomas Wetzel
language : en
Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
Release Date : 2022-07-26
Violence And Divine Victory In The Book Of Esther written by Thomas Wetzel and has been published by Mohr Siebeck this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-26 with Religion categories.
Thomas Wetzel offers a new way to understand the violence and religious absence long emphasized in readings of the Hebrew version of the Esther story. By tracing the vestiges of Jewish liturgical activity described in the story as well as the story's reliance on the tradition of the Divine Combat myth, the author uncovers a profound, yet intentionally hidden, religious sensibility within the story's narrative world. These connections link the Esther story to the great acts of deliverance in the larger biblical tradition, but also bring into sharp focus the biblical view that Israel's survival and sometimes violent deliverance remain the definitive sign of the Lord's ongoing and active presence in creation. The author's conclusion suggests that this understanding has profound implications for Jewish-Christian dialogue and for the future existence and practice of the two communities.
The Esther Scroll
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Author : David J. A. Clines
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 1984-01-01
The Esther Scroll written by David J. A. Clines and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-01-01 with Bible categories.
Hidden In Plain Sight
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Author : Robert P Debelak Jr
language : en
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Release Date : 2008-10-30
Hidden In Plain Sight written by Robert P Debelak Jr and has been published by Lutterworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-30 with Religion categories.
Hidden in Plain Sight explores the potential contours of reading biblical narrative. The Old Testament book of Esther is used to advance a prospective shape for this reading method, and proposes a profile for curriculum design. This work demonstrates that the text of Scripture itself proposes a reading method. Esther is an underestimated heroine in her story world. Her character is informed by the silent actions of Vashti and by the intentionality of Mordecai. She is confronted with a writing that challenges her with few options, each of which is deconstructed and focused in community dialogue. At a pivotal stage in the narrative, she acts in solidarity with those under a death threat, emerging as an agent of life. Esther's actions and speeches are traced as one entry into a story world, proposing a means for students of Scripture to gain appreciable reading skills via sensitivity to the general components of Old Testament narrative. This reading informs a study method enabling directengagement with a text and appreciation for the art of literary crafting. The approach is suitable for Christian education and biblical study settings at the academic level, and for use in local church ministries.
Character And Ideology In The Book Of Esther
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Author : Michael V. Fox
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2010-04-01
Character And Ideology In The Book Of Esther written by Michael V. Fox and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-01 with Religion categories.
Widely praised as a seminal contribution to the study of the Old Testament when it first appeared, Michael V. Fox's Character and Ideology in the Book of Esther is now available in a second edition, complete with an up-to-date critical review of recent Esther scholarship. Fox's commentary, based on his own translation of the Hebrew text, captures the meaning and artistry of Esther's inspiring story. After laying out the background information essential for properly reading Esther, Fox offers commentary on the text that clearly unpacks its message and relevance. Fox also looks in depth at each character in the story of Esther, showing how they were carefully shaped by the book's author to teach readers a new view of how to live as Jews in foreign lands.
The Book Of Esther
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Author : Alexander Raleigh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
The Book Of Esther written by Alexander Raleigh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with Bible categories.
There has come about in recent years a lamentable tendency to treat certain portions of the Old Testament, like the Book of Esther, as allegories. This has been done with the best of motives, but the process of interpretation as well as the result to the reader, leaves much to be desired. It is refreshing, therefore, to turn to this exposition of The Book of Esther by Dr. Alexander Raleigh of Kensington, England, and find within its pages a careful explanation of the text which places the events squarely in their historic setting and then applies to the reader's life princples drawn from the passage under consideration. These principles are then embellished with information drawn from other portions of Scripture. The net result is the unfolding of the full-orbed teaching of God's Word on the subjects raised in the text. - Dr. Cyril J. Barber.
Literary And Empirical Readings Of The Books Of Esther
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Author : Allison Kay Fountain
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 2002
Literary And Empirical Readings Of The Books Of Esther written by Allison Kay Fountain and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Bibles categories.
Analyzing and comparing the Masoretic, Septuagint, and Alpha texts of the biblical book, Fountain (Old Testament biblical studies, Asia Pacific Theological Seminary, Philippines) argues that they elicit different levels of ethical reasoning. She finds that the characters in the Masoretic differ from those in the two Greek texts, and that the impact of the characters differs between male and female readers and between churched and unchurched readers. The study emerged from her Ph.D. dissertation for Auckland University, New Zealand. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR