mdṿʿ htslyḥ hmn lshkhnʿ ʾt hmlkh ʾḥshṿrṿsh lhkhḥyd ʾt khl hyhṿdym hḥyym vʾmfryh hfrsyt? / Why was Haman Successful at Winning King Ahasuerus' Approval to Exterminate the Jews in the Persian Empire?
מדוע הצליח המן לשכנע את המלך אחשורוש להכחיד את כל היהודים החיים באמפריה הפרסית? / Why was Haman Successful at Winning King Ahasuerus' Approval to Exterminate the Jews in the Persian Empire?
This paper is an attmept to answer the question of how Haman succeeded — and with such ease — in winning the king's approval to wipe out the Jewish people. Our investigation is executed in two stages: in the first we try to prove that anti-Semitism is a widespread phenomenon in the Persian empi...
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HUC
1998
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Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 1997, Volume: 68, Pages: לה-מט |
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| Summary: | This paper is an attmept to answer the question of how Haman succeeded — and with such ease — in winning the king's approval to wipe out the Jewish people. Our investigation is executed in two stages: in the first we try to prove that anti-Semitism is a widespread phenomenon in the Persian empire of the book of Esther. In the second we show the significance of each of the elements of Haman's charge in 3:18 and their collective structure as reflective of popular attitudes towards the Jews. It is our contention that we may discern five stages in Haman's imputation, each highlighting their peculiarity and the inherent threat they pose on account of their unique and strange ways. We maintain that Haman intended for Ahasuerus to identify this people with the Jews, and that on the basis of his imputation and the anti-Jewish feeling prevalent throughout the empire, he anticipated that Ahasuerus would grant him his wish and permit their annihilation. |
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