Finding Morality in the Diaspora?: Moral Ambiguity and Transformed Morality in the Books of Esther (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft) (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur die Alttestamentliche Wissensch, #328)

by Charles D. Harvey

This volume explores issues of moral character found in the different text versions of the book of Esther. First the study suggests the two most common approaches to perceived moral problems in the story of Esther: avoidance and transformation. Then it investigates selected portions of the Hebrew Masoretic Text, the Greek Septuagint Text, and the Greek Alpha-Text stories of Esther, focusing on issues of morality via character analysis. Finally it concentrates on the moral ambiguity found in all three versions, and on the ways in which moral character in the Greek stories has been transformed.

• ISBN10: 3110177439
• ISBN13: 9783110177435
• Publish Date: 23 May 2003 (first published 1 January 2003)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: DE
• Imprint: De Gruyter
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 288
• Language: English
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