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Esther : The Outer Narrative and the Hidden Reading.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Siphrut SeriesPublisher: University Park, PA : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (264 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781575066585
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: EstherDDC classification:
  • 222/.9066
LOC classification:
  • BS1375.52 .G76 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Cover -- Front Matter -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- On the Hidden Reading of Biblical Narratives -- The Masoretic Version and the Septuagint -- The Artistic Structure of the Book of Esther -- Historical Setting -- Where Should the Narrative Begin? -- Who Is the Protagonist of Esther? -- Chapter 2: The Feast of Ahasuerus and the Feast of Vashti (Esther 1) -- The Kingdom of Ahasuerus (1:1) -- Ahasuerus's Feasts: Generous King or Arrogant King? (1:2-8) -- "In Addition, Queen Vashti Gave a Banquet for Women" (1:9-12) -- The King's Judgment: Responsible or Ridiculous Rule? (1:13-22) -- Chapter 3: Esther Is Taken to the King -- The Treatment of Women (2:1-20) -- Presentation of Mordecai and Esther -- "When the Virgins Were Assembled a Second Time" (2:19-20) -- The Attempted Rebellion against the King (Esther 2:21-23) -- Chapter 5: "Some Time Afterward": The Promotion of Haman (Esther 3:1-6 -- Haman, Son of Hamedatha, the Agagite (3:1) -- "And Placed His Seat above All the Officers Who Were with Him" (3:1) -- "Mordecai Would Not Kneel or Bow Low" (3:2) -- Mordecai as Vashti (and Haman as Ahasuerus) -- Chapter 6: The Casting of the Lot -- Chapter 7: Did the King Know of Haman's Decree? (Esther 3:8-11 -- Mordecai Tells Esther (4:7-8) -- Esther Tells Ahasuerus (7:3-4) -- The King, Haman, and the "City of Shushan" (3:15) -- Chapter 8: The Secret Turning Point (Esther 4) -- Without Clothes (4:1) -- Hathach's Disappearance (4:1-15) -- Chapter 9: Esther's Plan (Esther 5:1-8) -- Chapter 10: The Gallows (Esther 5:9-14) -- Chapter 11: Mordecai on Horseback (Esther 6) -- That Night -- In the Morning -- In the Street -- Chapter 12: Haman's Advisers: Fate versus Divine Providence (Esther 6:12-13) -- Haman's Return Home (6:12) -- Haman at Home with His Advisers (6:13).
Chapter 13: Esther's Second Party (Esther 6:14-7:10) -- "Haman's Face Was Covered" (7:8) -- "Also Harbonah Is Remembered for Good" -- Chapter 14: Mordecai Appointed over Haman's House, and Esther before the King Again (Esther 8:1-8) -- Mordecai's True Reward -- Haman's Estate -- Esther's Plea to the King -- Chapter 15: Mordecai's Letters (Esther 8:9-16) -- Chapter 16: "Not One Good Thing Was Lacking" -- Indiscriminate Slaughter? -- Martin Luther Adopts an Extreme Manner of Speaking -- Chapter 17: Stages of the Festival's Acceptance (Esther 9:15-32) -- Chapter 18: The Greatness of the King and the Greatness of Mordecai (Esther 10) -- The Joseph Narratives and the Book of Esther -- "All His Mighty and Powerful Acts Are Recorded" (10:2) -- Chapter 19: Conclusion -- "Dynamic Analogies" in the Book of Esther -- Changeover and Reversal -- From "Literary Carnivalesque" Genre to "Theological Carnivalesque" Genre -- Attitude toward the Monarchy -- Attitude toward Women -- Attitude toward Honor -- Attitude toward Exile -- Attitude toward Fate -- Attitude toward God -- The Uniqueness of the Book of Esther -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture.
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Front Cover -- Front Matter -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- On the Hidden Reading of Biblical Narratives -- The Masoretic Version and the Septuagint -- The Artistic Structure of the Book of Esther -- Historical Setting -- Where Should the Narrative Begin? -- Who Is the Protagonist of Esther? -- Chapter 2: The Feast of Ahasuerus and the Feast of Vashti (Esther 1) -- The Kingdom of Ahasuerus (1:1) -- Ahasuerus's Feasts: Generous King or Arrogant King? (1:2-8) -- "In Addition, Queen Vashti Gave a Banquet for Women" (1:9-12) -- The King's Judgment: Responsible or Ridiculous Rule? (1:13-22) -- Chapter 3: Esther Is Taken to the King -- The Treatment of Women (2:1-20) -- Presentation of Mordecai and Esther -- "When the Virgins Were Assembled a Second Time" (2:19-20) -- The Attempted Rebellion against the King (Esther 2:21-23) -- Chapter 5: "Some Time Afterward": The Promotion of Haman (Esther 3:1-6 -- Haman, Son of Hamedatha, the Agagite (3:1) -- "And Placed His Seat above All the Officers Who Were with Him" (3:1) -- "Mordecai Would Not Kneel or Bow Low" (3:2) -- Mordecai as Vashti (and Haman as Ahasuerus) -- Chapter 6: The Casting of the Lot -- Chapter 7: Did the King Know of Haman's Decree? (Esther 3:8-11 -- Mordecai Tells Esther (4:7-8) -- Esther Tells Ahasuerus (7:3-4) -- The King, Haman, and the "City of Shushan" (3:15) -- Chapter 8: The Secret Turning Point (Esther 4) -- Without Clothes (4:1) -- Hathach's Disappearance (4:1-15) -- Chapter 9: Esther's Plan (Esther 5:1-8) -- Chapter 10: The Gallows (Esther 5:9-14) -- Chapter 11: Mordecai on Horseback (Esther 6) -- That Night -- In the Morning -- In the Street -- Chapter 12: Haman's Advisers: Fate versus Divine Providence (Esther 6:12-13) -- Haman's Return Home (6:12) -- Haman at Home with His Advisers (6:13).

Chapter 13: Esther's Second Party (Esther 6:14-7:10) -- "Haman's Face Was Covered" (7:8) -- "Also Harbonah Is Remembered for Good" -- Chapter 14: Mordecai Appointed over Haman's House, and Esther before the King Again (Esther 8:1-8) -- Mordecai's True Reward -- Haman's Estate -- Esther's Plea to the King -- Chapter 15: Mordecai's Letters (Esther 8:9-16) -- Chapter 16: "Not One Good Thing Was Lacking" -- Indiscriminate Slaughter? -- Martin Luther Adopts an Extreme Manner of Speaking -- Chapter 17: Stages of the Festival's Acceptance (Esther 9:15-32) -- Chapter 18: The Greatness of the King and the Greatness of Mordecai (Esther 10) -- The Joseph Narratives and the Book of Esther -- "All His Mighty and Powerful Acts Are Recorded" (10:2) -- Chapter 19: Conclusion -- "Dynamic Analogies" in the Book of Esther -- Changeover and Reversal -- From "Literary Carnivalesque" Genre to "Theological Carnivalesque" Genre -- Attitude toward the Monarchy -- Attitude toward Women -- Attitude toward Honor -- Attitude toward Exile -- Attitude toward Fate -- Attitude toward God -- The Uniqueness of the Book of Esther -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture.

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