Holy Disobedience in Esther
“A careful look at the disobedient characters in the Book of Esther, Queen Vashti, Mordecai, and Esther herself, helps us to discern the critical elements that influence their decisions and actions. … Perhaps the current crisis of faith in authority signifies the exhausted end of something oppressiv...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
1989
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Theology today
Year: 1989, Volume: 45, Issue: 4, Pages: 403-414 |
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Summary: | “A careful look at the disobedient characters in the Book of Esther, Queen Vashti, Mordecai, and Esther herself, helps us to discern the critical elements that influence their decisions and actions. … Perhaps the current crisis of faith in authority signifies the exhausted end of something oppressive and the painfully slow beginning of something liberating.” |
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ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/004057368904500403 |