| Three Faces of a Queen: Characterization in the Books of Esther Contributor(s): Day, Linda (Author), Mein, Andrew (Editor), Camp, Claudia V. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826446434 ISBN-13: 9780826446435 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $57.37 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 222 |
| Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.80 lbs) 254 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Camp, Claudia V.: - Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.Mein, Andrew: - Andrew Mein is Tutor in Old Testament, Westcott House, Cambridge. |