Esther through the Centuries. By Jo Carruthers
This volume is part of a series that attempts to present the reception history of biblical books and that focuses on ‘the influence of the Bible on literature, art, music and film, its role in the evolution of religious beliefs and practices, and its impact on social and political developments’ (edi...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 282-283 |
| Review of: | Esther through the centuries (Malden, Mass. [u.a.] : Blackwell, 2008) (De Troyer, Kristin)
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Book review
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| Summary: | This volume is part of a series that attempts to present the reception history of biblical books and that focuses on ‘the influence of the Bible on literature, art, music and film, its role in the evolution of religious beliefs and practices, and its impact on social and political developments’ (editors’ preface, p. xiii). The volume under review is certainly a great step in ‘unearthing Esther’s reception’ (as the author puts it, p. 3)., The first 51 pages form an excellent introduction to the volume, covering what the author intends to do (‘The interpretations are not aimed as “pure registers” of their cultural and historical location, but approached as individual and uniquely motivated responses to this specific biblical text, grappling with its authority’, p. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flr018 |