Esther in medieval garb: Jewish interpretation of the book of Esther in the Middle Ages
Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- Content -- THE WORK OF THE EXEGETE -- JEWISH SOURCES FOR EXEGESIS -- NON-JEWISH SOURCES FOR EXEGESIS -- LITERARY CONCERNS -- THEOLOGICAL ISSU...
| Summary: | Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- Content -- THE WORK OF THE EXEGETE -- JEWISH SOURCES FOR EXEGESIS -- NON-JEWISH SOURCES FOR EXEGESIS -- LITERARY CONCERNS -- THEOLOGICAL ISSUES -- THE WORLD OF THE EXEGETE -- PERSIA THROUGH EUROPEAN EYES: GEOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE, CUSTOMS, AND INSTITUTIONS -- JEWISH-GENTILE RELATIONS AND JEWISH ATTITUDES TO GENTILES AS REFLECTED IN THE COMMENT ARIES -- THE STATE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN THE DIASPORA: PERCEPTIONS OF ANTISEMITISM -- THE ROYAL COURT -- THE JEWS AND THE MONARCHY:THE ROLE OF AHASUERUS IN THE BOOK OF ESTHER -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- APPENDIX I: THE EXEGETES OF THE BOOK OF ESTHER: A BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SURVEY WITH TEXTUAL EXCURSUSES -- APPENDIX III: IMMANUEL OF ROME AND DANTE ON THE DIFFERENTIATION OF LANGUAGES AND THE DATING OF IMMANUEL'S COMMENTARY ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER -- Back Matter -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- OTHER PRIMARY SOURCES -- SECONDARY SOURCES -- INDEXES -- Subject Index -- Index of Scriptural Citations -- Index of Manuscripts by Depository Libraries. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-365) and indexes Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 1983 |
| ISBN: | 0791410390 |