{"product_id":"esther-through-the-centuries-paperback-softback-9781119004677","title":"Esther Through the Centuries (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119004677","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEsther Through the Centuries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJo Carruthers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119004677, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 April 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15 x 2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis interdisciplinary commentary ranges from early midrashic interpretation to contemporary rewritings introducing interpretations of the only biblical book not to mention God. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnearths 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’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the various struggles and strategies used by religious commentators to make sense of this only biblical book that does not mention God\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAsks why Esther is underestimated by contemporary feminist scholars despite a long history of subversive rewritings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompares the most influential Jewish and Christian interpretations and interpreters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an introduction to the book’s myriad representations in literature, music, and art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublished in the reception-history series, \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Bible Commentaries\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Plates xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Reception? 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Irredeemable Book? 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Tradition 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Tradition 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary of Works 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGodless Scripture 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAllegory 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvidence, Chosenness, Nationhood 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Application 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEsther as Literature 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 1:1–9 52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1:1 The King and Empire 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1:3 The King’s Feast 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1:4 Display of Wealth 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1:8 No Compulsion to Drink 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1:9 Women’s Feast 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVashti 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 1:10–22 68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1:12 Disobedience 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1:13–22 The Empire Strikes Back 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1:19 Vashti’s Punishment 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1:22 The Decree 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 2:1–7 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2:1 The King Remembers Vashti 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2:2–4 To the Harem 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2:5–6 Mordecai 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2:7 Hadassah- Esther 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 2:8–23 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2:8–14 Esther in the Harem 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2:15 Esther’s Beauty 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2:16–18 Esther Becomes Queen 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 3 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3:1 Haman 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3:2 ‘But Mordecai did not bow down’ 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3:7 Casting Lots 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3:8 (Mis)Representing Jews: A People Set Apart 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3:8 Evil Counsellors 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3:12–15 Genocidal Edicts 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3:15 ‘The King and Haman sat down to drink’ 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 4:1–14 160\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4:1–3 ‘Great mourning among the Jews’ 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4:4–14 Esther and Mordecai Confer 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4:14 ‘From another quarter’ 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 4:15–17 176\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4:15 ‘Fast ye for me’ 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4:16 ‘If I perish, I perish’ 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEsther as Exemplar of Resolve 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4:17 ‘Mordecai [. . .] did everything as Esther had ordered him’ 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 5 192\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEsther before Ahasuerus 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5:4–8 Esther’s First Banquet 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5:9–14 Haman’s Wrath 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 6 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe King’s Sleeplessness 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6:11 The Triumph of Mordecai 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 7 and 8 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7:1–6 Esther’s Second Banquet 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7:7–8 Haman’s Fate 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8:1–6 ‘How can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?’ 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8:7–14 The Irreversible Decree 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8:15–17 ‘The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour’ 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsther 9 and 10 254\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9:2 Scenes of Slaughter 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9:7–10 Ten Sons of Haman 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9:26 Purim 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9:29 \u0026amp; 32 ‘Then Esther the Queen . . . wrote with all authority’ 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Greatness of Mordecai 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBibliography 280\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrimary Sources\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePre- 1500 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1500–1800 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost- 1800 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEsther Secondary Sources 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Secondary Sources 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 296\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion 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