This original study offers, for the first time, an analysis of the characterization of Esther as she is portrayed in each of the three primary versions of the book of Esther-the Masoretic text, the Septuagint text, and the Greek a text. This study of characterization has implications beyond itself. It permits a reasssessment of relations between the book of Esther and other literature of the time, it sheds light on the place of origin of the ancient versions of Esther, and it raises serious feminist and canon-critical questions about the role of the book.
- ISBN10 6611804005
- ISBN13 9786611804008
- Publish Date 1 March 1987
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 1 June 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group
- Format eBook
- Pages 254
- Language English