Esther: a theological approach
Esther has proven to be a perplexing book to many. The absence of any mention of God in the story and the seeming emphasis on human causality has let to the impression that historical events and their results are ultimately under the control of human beings. Where is the God who explicitly stands as...
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| Language: | English |
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Berrien Springs, Mich.
Andrews University Press
1995
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| In: | Year: 1995 |
| Reviews: | , in: AUSS 35 (1997) 297-298 (Doukhan, Jacques) Rodriguez, A.M., Esther: A Theological Approach (Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 1995), pp. xii + 162. Paper, 16.99. ISBN 1-883925- 03-7 (1997) SHORT NOTICES (1996) (Emmerson, Grace I.) [Rezension von: RODRIGUEZ, ANGEL MANUEL, Esther: A Theological Approach] (1996) (Day, Linda) |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Esther
B Alttestamentliche Theologie |
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| Summary: | Esther has proven to be a perplexing book to many. The absence of any mention of God in the story and the seeming emphasis on human causality has let to the impression that historical events and their results are ultimately under the control of human beings. Where is the God who explicitly stands as the Lord of history in the rest of the Old Testament?Angel Rodruguez explores that question through a careful analysis of the book of Esther. In that process he develops a theological approach to Esther that, he argues, lies at the very heart of the book.Rodruguez concludes that the story of Esther is written from the Jewish community's perception of the nature of historical events. Because the Divine seemed to be absent from those events, the narrator told the story without making explicit reference to God or to religious practices. yet, Rodriguez suggests, "the real purpose is to describe Yahweh as both transcendental and immannt. The absence of the name of God is used by the narrator as a witness to Yahweh's transcendence, not to His absence. On the other hand, the ultimate of the story, i.e. the preservation of the jews, is a witness to His immanence." The story, of course, also reveals God's deep concern for His people. - Abbreviations.Introduction.Issues And Problems: An Overview.Some Literacy Characteristics.Sources and the Unity of the Book.Literary Genre.Historicity.Interpretation of the Book.The Book's Moral Attitude.Other Issues.Divine Presence.Premeditated Omission.Evidence of God's Presence.Protagonists Awareness of the Divine.Shaman.Mordecai.Esther.The Jews.The GentilesCoincidental Nature of Events.Reversal (Peripety).Canonical Context.Articulation with Other Biblical Narratives.Conclusion.Human Causality.Characterization.Ahasuerus.Haman.Mordecai.Esther.Collective Characterization.Irony and Humor.Conclusion.Theological Purpose.Absence of God's Name: Proposed Solutions.Literary Interpretations.Anthropocentric Interpertations.Religious/Theological Interpertations.Other Interpertations.Historical and Theological Context.The Exile and God's Presence.The Post-exilic Period and God's Presence.Esther and God's Presence.God in the Book of Esther.Yahweh the Transcendental.Yahweh and His People.Conclusion.Summary and Conclusion.Notes.Selected Bibliography.Author Index.Scripture Index.Subject Index |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. 146 - 152 |
| ISBN: | 1883925037 |