{"product_id":"god-and-politics-in-esther-paperback-9781107583450","title":"God and Politics in Esther (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107583450","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGod and Politics in Esther\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explores the political crisis that erupts when the Persian government falls to fanatics and a Jewish insider goes rogue.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYoram Hazony (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107583450, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 December 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'God and Politics in Esther presents a serious political philosophy as well as a sophisticated reading of a Jewish festival too often cast in terms of a mere costume party. With expansive readings of the story of Joseph, an exegesis of the idea central behind the destruction of Amalek, and an interpretation of the political meaning of idolatry, it's not for the faint of heart. And though Hazony's style sometimes bends toward the archaic, it's a small price to pay for the bigness of his ideas.' Ashley Rindsberg, The Huffington Post\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA political crisis erupts when the Persian government falls to fanatics, and a Jewish insider goes rogue, determined to save her people at all costs. God and Politics in Esther explores politics and faith. It is about an era in which the prophets have been silenced and miracles have ceased, and Jewish politics has come to depend not on commands from on high, but on the boldness and belief of each woman and man. Esther takes radical action to win friends and allies, reverse terrifying decrees, and bring God's justice into the world with her own hands. Hazony's The Dawn has long been a cult classic, read at Purim each year the world over. Twenty years on, this revised edition brings the book to much wider attention. Three controversial new chapters address the astonishingly radical theology that emerges from amid the political intrigues of the book.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Esther One: 1. Submission and rule\u003cbr\u003e Esther Two: 2. Political favor\u003cbr\u003e Esther Three: 3. The enemy\u003cbr\u003e 4. The king's men\u003cbr\u003e 5. Idolatry\u003cbr\u003e 6. Disobedience\u003cbr\u003e 7. Joseph\u003cbr\u003e 8. Amalek\u003cbr\u003e 9. Anti-Semitism\u003cbr\u003e Esther Four: 10. Pressure\u003cbr\u003e 11. Court Jew\u003cbr\u003e 12. The decision\u003cbr\u003e Esther Five: 13. The plan\u003cbr\u003e 14. Reaction\u003cbr\u003e Esther Six: 15. Power shift\u003cbr\u003e 16. Downfall\u003cbr\u003e 17. Allies\u003cbr\u003e Esther Seven: 18. The last appeal\u003cbr\u003e 19. Political power\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Jews' war\u003cbr\u003e 21. The morality of war\u003cbr\u003e Esther Nine: 22. The festival\u003cbr\u003e 23. Politics and faith\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: I. A missile over Tel Aviv\u003cbr\u003e II. God and emergence\u003cbr\u003e III. God casts no shadow\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index of names\u003cbr\u003e Index of scriptural references\u003cbr\u003e The Hebrew Esther text.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sacred texts [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sacred texts\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sacred%20texts%20%5BHRLC%5D%22\"\u003eHRLC\u003c\/a\u003e], Judaism: theology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism: theology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism:%20theology%20%5BHRJT%5D%22\"\u003eHRJT\u003c\/a\u003e], Judaism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism%20%5BHRJ%5D%22\"\u003eHRJ\u003c\/a\u003e], History of religion [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of religion\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20religion%20%5BHRAX%5D%22\"\u003eHRAX\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion \u0026amp; politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20politics%20%5BHRAM2%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM2\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909002223896,"sku":"9781107583450","price":29.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107583450i.jpg?v=1696766387","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/god-and-politics-in-esther-paperback-9781107583450","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}