Esther Through the Centuries. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jo Carruthers.
• Authors: Carruthers, Jo
• Contents: Series Editors’ Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction . Why Reception?. An Irredeemable Book?. Jewish Tradition. Christian Tradition. Summary of Works. Godless Scripture. Allegory. Providence, Chosenness, Nationhood. Providence. Exile and Diaspora. Nationalism. Patriotism. Political Application. Esther as Literature. Esther 1:1-9 . 1:1 The King and Empire. 1:3 The King’s Feast. 1:4 Display of Wealth. 1:8 There was no compulsion to drink. Women’s Feast. Vashti. Esther 1:10-12 . 1:12 Disobedience. 1:13-22 The Empire Strikes Back. 1:19 Vashti’s Punishment. 1:22 The Decree. Esther 2:1-7 . 2:1 The King Remembers Vashti. 2:2-4 To The Harem. 2:5-6 Mordecai. 2:7 Hadassah-Esther. Esther 2:8-23 . 2:8-14 Esther in the Harem. 2:15 Esther’s Beauty. 2:16-18 Esther Becomes Queen. Esther 3 . 3:1 Haman. 3:2 ‘But Mordecai did not bow down’. 3:7 Casting Lots. 3:8 (Mis) Representing Jews: A People Set Apart. 3:8 Evil Counsellors. 3:12-15 Genocidal Edicts. 3:15 ‘The King and Haman sat down to drink’. Esther 4:1-14 . 4:1-3 ‘Great mourning among the Jews’. 4:4-14 Esther and Mordecai Confer. 4:14 ‘From another quarter’. Esther 4:15-17. 4:15 ‘Fast ye for me’. 4:16 ‘If I perish, I perish’. Esther as Exemplar of Resolve. 4:17 Mordecai [...] did everything as Esther had ordered him. Esther 5 . 5:4-8 Esther’s First Banquet. 5:9-14 Haman’s Wrath. Esther 6 . The King’s Sleeplessness. 6:11 The Triumph of Mordecai. Esther 7 and 8 . 7:1-6 Esther’s Second Banquet. 7:7-8 Haman’s Fate. 8:1-6 ‘how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?’. 8:7-14 The Irreversible Decree. 8:15-17 ‘The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour’. Esther 9 and 10 . 9:2 Scenes of Slaughter. 9:7-10 Ten Sons of Haman. 9:26 Purim. 9:29 & 32 ‘Then Esther the Queen ... wrote with all authority’. 10 The Greatness of Mordecai. Bibliography. Esther Secondary Sources. Other Secondary Sources. Primary Sources. 1. Pre-1500. 2. 1500-1800. 3. Post-1800. List of Illustrations. Name Index. Subject Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (322 pages)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118714041
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