Esther in diaspora : toward an alternative interpretive framework /
In Esther in Diaspora, Tsaurayi Kudakwashe Mapfeka presents a new approach to the book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. He argues that, whereas previous interpretations have emphasised an association with the Jewish festival of Purim, a theory-nuanced concept of diaspora offers the key for reading Est...
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Biblical Interpretation Series;
volume178.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390805.
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Interpretive Frameworks and Methodological Strategies -- Foregrounding the Phenomenon of Diaspora in Reading Esther: a Particular Focus on Esther 2:5-6 -- Subverting Assumptions about a Babylonian-Persian Dichotomy: a Critical Assessment of the Historical Milieu of Esther -- Conceptual, Etymological and Semantic Considerations of the Concept of Diaspora: towards a Theoretical Framework -- Analogical and Cartographic Perspectives of Postexilic Jewish Diaspora: Locating the Community behind Esther -- Conclusion -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- General Index. |
| 520 | |a In Esther in Diaspora, Tsaurayi Kudakwashe Mapfeka presents a new approach to the book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. He argues that, whereas previous interpretations have emphasised an association with the Jewish festival of Purim, a theory-nuanced concept of diaspora offers the key for reading Esther. Alongside the relatively new approach of Diaspora Studies, the author makes use of the more traditional analogical reasoning, seeing parallels between the community behind Esther and the Zimbabwean diaspora community in the United Kingdom, of which he is a member. The two-fold methodological application results in an innovative and stimulating reading of the book. Overall, the book reflects a deep awareness not only of issues surrounding Esther but of the broader fields of the study of the Bible and of the ancient Near East. | ||
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