RT Article
T1 A new clue in the dating of the composition of the book of Esther
JF Vetus Testamentum
VO 50
IS 4
SP 561
OP 565
A1 Friedberg, Albert D.
LA English
LA German
PB Brill
YR 2000
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/831478837
AB The postexilic books show evidence of an inner-biblical development in dating formulas, a transition from the traditional numerical designation of months to the Babylonian nomenclature. Assuming a natural transition, from the incipient stage in Zechariah through to the complete adoption of the Babylonian system in Ezra-Nehemia, we must place Esther and its mixed formulas in the middle of this spectrum. On this basis, the dating of the composition of the book of Esther should be moved back a couple of centuries, from the early third century to the early Persian period in the late fifth century.
K1 Bibel : Ester