Reading Esther as Abigail Redux
One way of reading the book of Esther is that parts of the work consciously serve as a subversive sequel to 1 Samuel 25. The plot in Esther “mines and undermines” the episode which features Abigail of Maon meeting with a hot-headed bent-on-revenge pre-monarchic David. Through her actions Abigail suc...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sage
2022
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Biblical theology bulletin
Jahr: 2022, Band: 52, Heft: 3, Seiten: 131-135 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Bibel. Ester
/ Ester, Biblische Person
/ Haman, Biblische Person
/ Xerxes, I., Iran, König 519 v. Chr.-465 v. Chr.
/ Bibel. Samuel 1. 25
/ Abigajil, Biblische Person
/ Nabal, Biblische Person
/ David, Israel, König
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| IxTheo Notationen: | HB Altes Testament |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Esther-Ahasuerus-Haman
B Abigail-Nabal-David B Mine and Undermine B Subversive sequel |
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| Zusammenfassung: | One way of reading the book of Esther is that parts of the work consciously serve as a subversive sequel to 1 Samuel 25. The plot in Esther “mines and undermines” the episode which features Abigail of Maon meeting with a hot-headed bent-on-revenge pre-monarchic David. Through her actions Abigail successfully neutralizes David, just as Esther neutralizes the hot-headed bent-on-revenge Haman. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079221107856 |