RT Book T1 Esther in medieval garb: Jewish interpretation of the book of Esther in the Middle Ages T2 SUNY series in Judaica T2 SUNY Series in Judaica : Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion A1 Walfish, Barry Dov 1947- LA English PP Albany PB State University of New York Press YR 1993 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/739645978 AB 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. OP 386 NO Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-365) and indexes NO Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 1983 CN BS1375.2 SN 0-7914-1039-0 SN 0-7914-1040-4 SN 978-1-4384-2307-4 SN 978-0-7914-1039-4 K1 Bible : O.T : Esther : Criticism, interpretation, etc : History : Middle Ages, 600-1500 K1 Bible : O.T : Esther : Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish : History K1 Theology K1 Bible ; O.T ; Esther ; Criticism, interpretation, etc ; History ; Middle Ages, 600-1500 K1 Bible ; O.T ; Esther ; Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish ; History K1 Electronic books