Esther - Englischsprachige Übersetzungsausgabe

The Book of Esther is one of the five Megillot. It tells the story of a Jewish girl in Persia, who becomes queen and saves her people from a genocide. The story of Esther forms the core of the Jewish festival of Purim. The commentary presents a literary analysis of the text, taking into account the inclusion and arrangement of different pericopes, and an analysis of the narration. Likewise, it will discuss the style, the syntax, and the vocabulary. The examination of the intellectual context of the book, biblical and extrabiblical textual traditions on which the book is based and with which it is in intertextual dialogue, leads to a discussion of the redactional process and the historical and social contexts in which the authors and redactors worked.

About the author

Dr. Walter Dietrich ist Professor für Altes Testament an der Christkatholischen und Evangelischen Theologischen Fakultät in Bern/Schweiz.

Summary

The Book of Esther is one of the five Megillot. It tells the story of a Jewish girl in Persia, who becomes queen and saves her people from a genocide. The story of Esther forms the core of the Jewish festival of Purim. The commentary presents a literary analysis of the text, taking into account the inclusion and arrangement of different pericopes, and an analysis of the narration. Likewise, it will discuss the style, the syntax, and the vocabulary. The examination of the intellectual context of the book, biblical and extrabiblical textual traditions on which the book is based and with which it is in intertextual dialogue, leads to a discussion of the redactional process and the historical and social contexts in which the authors and redactors worked.

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Daniel Macchi
• Assisted by: Adele Berlin (Editor), Adele Berlin u a (Editor), David M. Carr (Editor), Walter Dietrich (Editor), Davi M Carr (Editor), David M Carr (Editor), Carmen Palmer (Translation), Adele Berlin (Editor of the series), Erhard Blum (Editor of the series), David M. Carr (Editor of the series), Walter Dietrich (Editor of the series), Beate Ego (Editor of the series), Irmtraud Fischer (Editor of the series), Shimon Gesundheit (Editor of the series), Walter Groß (Editor of the series), Gary N. Knoppers (Editor of the series), Bernard M. Levinson (Editor of the series), Ed Noort (Editor of the series), Helmut Utzschneider (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Kohlhammer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2018
• EAN: 9783170207530
• ISBN: 978-3-17-020753-0
• No. of pages: 364
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 25 mm x 248 mm
• Weight: 754 g
• Series: International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament (IECOT); International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament (IECOT)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Altes Testament, Bibel, Hebräische Bibel, Bibel / Altes Testament, purim, Megillot; Perserzeit; Persian Empire; Purim, Megillot, Persian Empire, Perserzeit