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Finding Morality in the Diaspora? Moral Ambiguity and Transformed Morality in the Books of Esther

By Charles D. Harvey

Book information

Publisher
Walter de Gruyter
Year
2003
ISBN
3110177439, 9783110177435
ISSN
0934-2575
Google Books ID
9-l2svKnd5gC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11215406 bytes)
Series
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 328
Pages
xvi+274\294
Topic
Religion
DPI
300
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-07-29 18:15:22
Old Testament Criticism Interpretation Bible Study

Description

This volume explores issues of moral character found in the different text versions of the book of Esther. First the study suggests the two most common approaches to perceived moral problems in the story of Esther: avoidance and transformation. Then it investigates selected portions of the Hebrew Masoretic Text, the Greek Septuagint Text, and the Greek Alpha-Text stories of Esther, focusing on issues of morality via character analysis. Finally it concentrates on the moral ambiguity found in all three versions, and on the ways in which moral character in the Greek stories has been transformed.

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