The dynamics of violence and revenge in the Hebrew book of Esther /

The dynamics of violence and revenge in the Hebrew book of Esther /

This volume offers a thematic study of an integral part of the Hebrew text of Esther, namely, violence. In The Dynamics of Violence and Revenge in the Hebrew Book of Esther , Francisco-Javier Ruiz-Ortiz makes the first ever monographic research on the topics of hostility and the mechanisms of reveng...

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Main Author: Ruiz-Ortiz, Francisco-Javier, 1976-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill. c2017.

Series: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 175.
Vetus Testamentum Supplements Online, Supplement 2017, ISBN: 9789004328112.

Subjects:

Bible. > Esther > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Esther.
Violence in the Bible.
Revenge in the Bible.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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Call Number: BS1375.52 .R85 2017

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • General Introduction
  • The Book of Esther in Context
  • Vocabulary of Violence
  • Violence in the Narrative of Esther
  • The King's Life is Spared: Exegesis of Esther 2:21-23
  • The Beginning of the End: Exegesis of Esther 7:1-10
  • Before the Party Begins: Exegesis of Esther 9:1-19
  • General Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Authors
  • Index of Biblical Citations.