Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought
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Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought

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Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought

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The book of Esther was a conscious reaction to much of the conventional wisdom of its day, challenging beliefs regarding the Jerusalem Temple, the land of Israel, Jewish law, and even God. Aaron Koller identifies Esther as primarily a political work, and shows that early reactions ranged from ignoring the book to 'rewriting' Esther in order to correct its perceived flaws. But few biblical books have been read in such different ways, and the vast quantity of Esther-interpretation in rabbinic literature indicates a conscious effort by the Rabbis to present Esther as a story of faith and traditionalism, and bring it into the fold of the grand biblical narrative. Koller situates Esther, and its many interpretations, within the intellectual and political contexts of Ancient Judaism, and discusses its controversial themes. His innovative line of enquiry will be of great interest to students and scholars of Bible and Jewish studies.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781107723412
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Figure
  4. Tables
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Abbreviations
  7. Introduction
  8. Part 1 The provocation Conventional wisdom in early Second Temple Judaism
  9. Chapter 1 Setting the stage The theological challenge of political stability
  10. Chapter 2 The movement of Ezra and Nehemiah
  11. Chapter 3 Authoring/editing
  12. Chapter 4 Identity of a hero Mordecai the yehudi, scion of the House of Saul
  13. Part 2 Entering the fray Esther as a political book
  14. Chapter 5 Persian law and Persian king in the book of Esther
  15. Chapter 6 Modeling heroes
  16. Chapter 7 Hero models
  17. Chapter 8 Diaspora revisions Rethinking the Exodus and rethinking God
  18. Part 3 Early reactions Rejection, subversion, correction
  19. Chapter 9 A tense embrace The reception of Esther in Hellenistic Alexandria
  20. Chapter 10 Subvert or ignore Canonical re-contextualization and outright rejection of Esther
  21. Chapter 11 Criticism by adaptation Rewriting Esther in Hellenistic and Roman times
  22. Chapter 12 Adoption Esther in the eastern Diaspora and in the canon
  23. Part 4 Rabbinic readings Moving Esther from the periphery to the center
  24. Chapter 13 Introduction to the rabbinic literature on Esther
  25. Chapter 14 Biblicizing Esther
  26. Chapter 15 Restoring God and Torah
  27. Bibliography
  28. Index