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Purim: Address Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis

By Paul Haupt

Book information

Publisher
Gorgias Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9781463216030
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4359683 bytes)
Pages
60\60
Time added
2023-05-28 23:33:50

Description

Approaching the question of Purim historically, Haupt notes that the book of Esther was composed during the reign of Judas Maccabeus, and he correlates the festival to the Babylonian New Year. He discusses the origin of the title “purim” from various languages, ultimately deciding on the Old Persian explanation. Moving forward, Haupt brings the festival into the more modern period, showing how the ancient tradition continues to exist. A useful resource for anyone interested in turn-of-the-century thought on the origins of an enigmatic biblical festival, this contribution is both readable to the layperson and scholarly as well.

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