Esther Through the Centuries

Jo Carruthers

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781119004677, 9781405132138
• eBook ISBN: 9781118714041
• Edition: 1

This interdisciplinary commentary ranges from early midrashic interpretation to contemporary rewritings introducing interpretations of the only biblical book not to mention God.

• Unearths a wealth of neglected rewritings inspired by the story's relevance to themes of nationhood, rebellion, providence, revenge, female heroism, Jewish identity, exile, genocide and 'multiculturalism'
• Reveals the various struggles and strategies used by religious commentators to make sense of this only biblical book that does not mention God
• Asks why Esther is underestimated by contemporary feminist scholars despite a long history of subversive rewritings
• Compares the most influential Jewish and Christian interpretations and interpreters
• Includes an introduction to the book's myriad representations in literature, music, and art
• Published in the reception-history series, Blackwell Bible Commentaries

Table of contents

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Plates
• Series Editors’ Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Esther 1:1–9
• Esther 1:10–22
• Esther 2:1–7
• Esther 2:8–23
• Esther 3
• Esther 4:1–14
• Esther 4:15–17
• Esther 5
• Esther 6
• Esther 7 and 8
• Esther 9 and 10
• Bibliography
• Index
• End User License Agreement