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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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Sage
2022
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| Dans: |
Biblical theology bulletin
Année: 2022, Volume: 52, Numéro: 3, Pages: 131-135 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bibel. Ester
/ Ester, Personnage biblique
/ Haman, Personnage biblique
/ Xerxes, I., Iran, König 519 avant J.-C.-465 avant J.-C.
/ Bibel. Samuel 1. 25
/ Abigajil, Personnage biblique
/ Nabal, Personnage biblique
/ David, Israel, König
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| Classifications IxTheo: | HB Ancien Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Esther-Ahasuerus-Haman
B Abigail-Nabal-David B Mine and Undermine B Subversive sequel |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | 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 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079221107856 |