The book of Esther: A neglected paradigm for dealing with the state
Although a number of different paradigms in the Old Testament for dealing with the state has been examined in recent years, the model offered by the book of Esther has been largely ignored. The model offered by this book is highly subtle, including the elements of critical acceptance and critical re...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1997
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| In: |
Old Testament essays
Year: 1997, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-26 |
| Further subjects: | B
Political engagement
B Massoretic text B Dealing with the state B Persian Empire B Promotion of Haman B Neglected paradigm B Self-criticism B Mordecai B Book of Esther |
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| Summary: | Although a number of different paradigms in the Old Testament for dealing with the state has been examined in recent years, the model offered by the book of Esther has been largely ignored. The model offered by this book is highly subtle, including the elements of critical acceptance and critical rejection of the state. One can also find such elements in other texts. Where the model offered by the book of Esther goes further, is that it also offers elements of self-criticism, suggesting that where the people of God become too closely enmeshed in the state they lose their critical distance and may themselves become the problem. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_709 |
