The Samuel intertexts in the versions of Esther

One of the prominent features of the Masoretic version of Esther is the connection between its protagonists (Esther, Mordecai, and Haman) with the narratives of Samuel. This feature, while typical of the Masoretic Text, is much less prominent, or even absent, in most early translations of Esther. Th...

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Main Author: Thambyrajah, Jonathan (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2020]
In: Journal of septuagint and cognate studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 53, Pages: 87-100
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Esther Biblical character / Old Testament / Biblical studies / Samuel Biblical character / Intertextuality / Massorah / Septuaginta (Vetus Testamentum Graecum auctoritate Academiae Scientiarum Gottingensis editum)
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
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Summary:One of the prominent features of the Masoretic version of Esther is the connection between its protagonists (Esther, Mordecai, and Haman) with the narratives of Samuel. This feature, while typical of the Masoretic Text, is much less prominent, or even absent, in most early translations of Esther. This paper studies the intertext from the perspective of textual criticism and concludes that some version of the intertext was original to the Greek translations as well as the Hebrew. However, the instability of this intertext in the textual witnesses is evidence of the variety of early interpretations of the intertext.
ISSN:2325-4793
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of septuagint and cognate studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2143/JSCS.53.0.3289026