Empire and gender in LXX Esther
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Preliminary Matters: Locating LXX Esther and Defining the Approach -- Dreams, Dragons, Deference, and the Cosmic Contest for Hegemonic Masculinity (11:2-12:6) -- Breaking the Surface of Consent: Masculine Imperial Power and Vas...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Atlanta
Society of Biblical Literature
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Stone, Meredith J., Empire and gender in LXX Esther] (2020) (Homrighausen, Jonathan)
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| Series/Journal: | Early Judaism and Its Literature Ser
v.48 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Esther
/ Imperialism
/ Criticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible
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| Online Access: |
Volltext (Aggregator) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Preliminary Matters: Locating LXX Esther and Defining the Approach -- Dreams, Dragons, Deference, and the Cosmic Contest for Hegemonic Masculinity (11:2-12:6) -- Breaking the Surface of Consent: Masculine Imperial Power and Vashti's Defiance (1:1-12a) -- Attempts at Stabilizing the Masculine Imperial Order: Responses to Vashti's Defiance (1:12b-2:20) -- Mordecai's Defiance: Another Challenge to Artaxerxes's Hegemonic Masculinity and the Severe Imperial Response (2:21-3:13, 13:1-7 -- 3:14) -- Subordinate Transcripts of Negotiation and Esther's Progression to Become God's Representative (3:15-4:17 -- 13:8-14:19) -- Preparing the Table: Esther's First Negotiation with Artaxerxes (15:1-16 -- 5:3-6:13) -- Esther's Second and Third Acts of Negotiation with Artaxerxes: The Mimicry of Success (6:14-8:12 -- 16:1-24 -- 8:13-14 -- 8:15-11:1) -- Conclusions, Contributions, and Implications -- Bibliography -- Ancient Sources Index -- Modern Authors Index -- Subject Index |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (355 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88414-344-4 |