(Ebook) The Dynamics of Violence and Revenge in the Hebrew Book of Esther 1st Edition by Francisco Javier Ruiz Ortiz ISBN 9789004337022 9004337024

(Ebook) The Dynamics of Violence and Revenge in the Hebrew Book of Esther 1st Edition by Francisco Javier Ruiz Ortiz ISBN 9789004337022 9004337024

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ISBN 10: 9004337024
ISBN 13: 9789004337022
Author: Francisco Javier Ruiz Ortiz

(Ebook) The Dynamics of Violence and Revenge in the Hebrew Book of Esther 1st Edition Table of contents:

PART 1 Literary Inquiry into the Book of Esther
CHAPTER 1 The Book of Esther in Context

• Purim

  • Origins of the Feast

  • Liturgical Relationship Between the Book of Esther and Purim

• Textual Questions

  • Textual Landscape

  • Qumran Fragments

  • Relation Between the Different Texts

• Literary Dimensions

  • Literary Genre

  • Characterisation

  • Structure

  • Reinterpretation of Biblical Stories

  • Irony/Sarcasm

  • Rhetorical Devices

• Motifs and Themes

  • Banquets

  • Kingship

  • Obedience/Disobedience

  • Power

  • Loyalty to the Jewish Community

  • Inviolability of the Jewish Nation and Reversal

  • Shame and Honour

  • Absence of God

• Interpretative Currents

  • Carnivalesque Reading

  • Political Explanation

  • Feminist Interpretations

• Reception History

  • Reception History of the Book of Esther

• Conclusion

CHAPTER 2 Vocabulary of Violence

• Subjects of Violent Actions

  • צרֵֹר “attacker, enemy”

  • שנֵֹא “one who hates, enemy”

  • איב “enemy”

  • Summary

• Feelings Leading to Violence

  • קצף “to be angry; anger”

  • חמֵָה “anger”

• Violent Acts

  • תלה / תלא “to hang”

  • שׁלט “to gain dominion”

  • שׁלח יד “to stretch out the hand”

  • שׁמד “to exterminate”

  • אבד “to (cause to) perish”

  • הרג “to kill”

  • נקם “to take revenge”

• Conclusion

CHAPTER 3 Violence in the Narrative of Esther

• Literary Composition

  • What Kind of Plot?

  • The Narrator’s Telling and Showing

  • The Characters’ Dialogue

  • Legal Documents

  • Summary

• Plot

  • Nature of the Plot: Revelation or Resolution?

  • Role of Violence in the Plot

• Point of View

  • Narrator’s Point of View

  • Characters’ Point of View

• Characters

  • Ahasuerus

  • Vashti

  • Mordecai

  • Esther

  • Haman

  • Jewish People

  • Minor Characters

• Framework

  • Time

  • Space

• Universals of Narrative

  • Suspense

  • Curiosity

  • Surprise

• Conclusion

PART 2 Exegesis of Chosen Passages
CHAPTER 4 The King’s Life is Spared: Exegesis of Esther 2:21–23

• Text

  • Textual Notes

  • Translation

• Literary Analysis

  • Delimitation

  • Setting

  • Structure

• Commentary

  • Use of Verbs

  • Description of Characters

  • It Was Written in the Chronicles

• Conclusion

CHAPTER 5 The Beginning of the End: Exegesis of Esther 7:1–10

• Text

  • Textual Notes

  • Translation

  • The Greek Versions

• Literary Analysis

  • Delimitation

  • Setting

  • Structure

• The Banquet Motif

  • Eating and Drinking in Classical Sources

  • Eating and Drinking in the Old Testament

  • Eating and Drinking in the Book of Esther

• Commentary

  • Exposition (7:1–2a)

  • Complication (7:2b–5)

  • Turning Point (7:6–8)

  • Denouement (7:9–10a)

  • Final Situation (7:10b)

• Conclusion

CHAPTER 6 Before the Party Begins: Exegesis of Esther 9:1–19

• Text

  • Translation

  • The Greek Versions

• Literary Analysis

  • Delimitation

  • Setting

  • Structure

• Thorny Questions about Chapter 9

  • Description of Characters

  • Interpretation

• Commentary

  • Background Information (9:1–4)

  • First Action (9:5–11)

  • Dialogue between the King and the Queen (9:12–13)

  • Fulfilment of the Command (9:14–19)

• Conclusion

General Conclusions

• Literary Dimension of Violence

• Characters and Violence

• The Violent Narrative of Esther

• God’s Hidden Face

• The Relationship between the Jews and the World around Them

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