Esther in ancient Jewish thought
The book of Esther was a conscious reaction to much of the conventional wisdom of its day, challenging beliefs regarding the Jerusalem Temple, the land of Israel, Jewish law, and even God. Aaron Koller identifies Esther as primarily a political work, and shows that early reactions ranged from ignori...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2014.
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In: | Year: 2014 |
Reviews: | Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought by Aaron Koller, Cambridge University Press, 2014 (ISBN 978-1-107-04835-5), xiii + 262 pp., hb £60 (2015) (Allen, Garrick V., 1988 -)
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Esther
/ Reception
/ Early Judaism
/ Rabbinic literature
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Bible. Esther
Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
B Esther ; Queen of Persia B Esther Queen of Persia B Rabbinical literature History and criticism B Bible ; Esther ; Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish B Rabbinical literature ; History and criticism |
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Print version: 9781107048355 |