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" The book of Esther in modern research / "
edited by Sidnie White Crawford & Leonard J. Greenspoon.
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BL
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1034622
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b788992
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The book of Esther in modern research /\ edited by Sidnie White Crawford Leonard J. Greenspoon.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: T & T Clark International,, ©2003.
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| Series Statement
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;; 380
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1 online resource (xii, 266 pages) :: illustrations.
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0826438687
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: 9780826438683
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082646663X
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9780826466631
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-257) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Preface; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; 'It Takes a Village' to Produce a Commentary: A Case in Point; The Book of Esther: Writing a Commentary for a Jewish Audience; Esther and the Future of Commentary; Esther in Text- and Literary-Critical Paradise; Three Esthers; Esther and Judith: Contrasts in Character; Esther's Volkcentrism and the Reframing of Post-Exilic Judaism; Double Take: Another Look at the Second Gathering of Virgins of Esther 2.19a; Kosher Adultery? The Mordecai-Esther-Ahasuerus Triangle in Talmudic, Medieval and Sixteenth-Century Exegesis.
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The proceedings of a symposium entitled Esther 2000 held in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska in April 2000, the book contains a collection of essays that engages all aspects of the biblical book of Esther. From questions of textual criticism to the history of rabbinic interpretation to speculation on the modern form of commentary, this collection is sure to contain something for everyone interested in the book of Esther. Contributors include such well-known Esther scholars as Michael Fox, David Clines, and Carey Moore.
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RELIGION-- Biblical Studies-- Old Testament.
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Esther (bijbelboek)
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Bible., Esther-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible., Esther.
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Ester Buch
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Omaha Neb., 2000
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| Dewey Classification
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222/.906
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BS1375.52B66 2003eb
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11.41bcl
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Crawford, Sidnie White.
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Greenspoon, Leonard J., (Leonard Jay)
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