Esther's Revenge at Susa: - From Sennacherib to Ahasuerus

Zusatztext Dalley has produced an intriguing and thought-provoking book that will be read with pleasure by cuneiformists, biblicists, and classicists alike. Informationen zum Autor Stephanie Dalley is Senior Research Fellow in Assyriology at the Oriental Institute, University of Oxford. Klappentext Why are the names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther those of Mesopotamian deities? Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real happenings in seventh-century Assyria! where the widespread belief that revenge belongs to the gods explains why Assyrian kings described punitive campaigns as divine acts! leading to the mythologizing of certain historical events. Ashurbanipal's sack of Susa! led by the deities Ishtar and Marduk! underlies the Hebrew story of Esther! and that story contains traces of the cultic calendar of Ishtar-of-Nineveh. Dalley traces the way in which the long-term settlement of lost tribes' in Assyria! revealed by the fruits of excavation in Iraq and Syria! inspired a blend of pagan and Jewish traditions. Zusammenfassung Why are the names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther those of Mesopotamian deities? Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real happenings in seventh-century Assyria, where the widespread belief that revenge belongs to the gods explains why Assyrian kings described punitive campaigns as divine acts, leading to the mythologizing of certain historical events. Ashurbanipal's sack of Susa, led by the deities Ishtar and Marduk, underlies the Hebrew story of Esther, and that story contains traces of the cultic calendar of Ishtar-of-Nineveh. Dalley traces the way in which the long-term settlement of `lost tribes' in Assyria, revealed by the fruits of excavation in Iraq and Syria, inspired a blend of pagan and Jewish traditions.

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• Autori: Stephanie Dalley, Stephanie (Senior Research Fellow in Assyriology at the Oriental Institute Dalley, Dalley Stephanie
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.12.2007
• EAN: 9780199216635
• ISBN: 978-0-19-921663-5
• Pagine: 280
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 220 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Texte: Antike und Mittelalter, RELIGION / Judaism / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, HISTORY / Asia / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Literature - Classics / Criticism, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Folklore, myths & legends, Judaism, Ancient History, Asian History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Assyria, Assyrian Empires, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)