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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Autor principal: Zucker, David J. 1942- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Sage 2022
En: Biblical theology bulletin
Año: 2022, Volumen: 52, Número: 3, Páginas: 131-135
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Bibel. Ester / Ester, Personaje bíblico / Haman, Personaje bíblico / Xerxes, I., Iran, König 519 a. C.-465 a. C. / Bibel. Samuel 1. 25 / Abigajil, Personaje bíblico / Nabal, Personaje bíblico / David, Israel, König
Clasificaciones IxTheo:HB Antiguo Testamento
Otras palabras clave:B Esther-Ahasuerus-Haman
B Abigail-Nabal-David
B Mine and Undermine
B Subversive sequel
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Sumario: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.
ISSN:1945-7596
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/01461079221107856