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    Esther 9 through the lens of diaspora : the exegetical and ethical dilemmas of the massacres in Susa and beyond. (2020)
    In:  Violence in the Hebrew Bible; Between Text and Reception (2020) 397-414
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    ISBN: 9789004434677
    Language: English
    Year of publication: 2020
    Titel der Quelle: Violence in the Hebrew Bible; Between Text and Reception
    Angaben zur Quelle: (2020) 397-414
    Keywords: Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc. ; Massacres Moral and ethical aspects ; Violence in the Bible ; Jewish diaspora
    Abstract: This chapter’s primary hypothesis is that an awareness of the diaspora provenance of Esther can aid in reading the violence in Esther 9, which is so different from the rest of the book, the narrative of which seems to have been adequately resolved by the end of Esther 8. It is perhaps not surprising that some scholars have suggested we should disregard Esther 9 as a late addition. Until recently, the fact that the story of Esther is set in the eastern diaspora has not featured significantly in the book’s interpretation, which has tended to focus very much on the link with Purim. Interest in the concept of diaspora in both popular and academic discourses has risen sharply in recent years, providing Esther studies with a valuable new interpretive lens. In this chapter, the author’s thesis is that, in the light of comparative modern studies, situations of diaspora are generally characterised by extreme forms of violence. By applying such a perspective, the author aims to investigate how the incidence of violence in diaspora situations (or its imagination, at the very least) can shed light on the extreme violence recounted in Esther 9.
    DOI: 10.1163/9789004434684_021
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    Esther in diaspora : toward an alternative interpretive framework (2019)
    Leiden : Brill
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    ISBN: 9789004406568
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 220 Seiten)
    Year of publication: 2019
    Series Statement: Biblical interpretation series volume 178
    Series Statement: Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390805
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Mapfeka, Tsaurayi Kudakwashe Esther in diaspora
    Keywords: Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc ; Jewish diaspora History ; African diaspora ; Zimbabweans ; Bibel ; Diaspora ; Judentum ; Bibel Ester ; Diaspora ; Judentum
    Abstract: "In Esther in Diaspora, Tsaurayi Kudakwashe Mapfeka presents a new approach to the book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. He argues that, whereas previous interpretations have emphasised an association with the Jewish festival of Purim, a theory-nuanced concept of diaspora offers the key for reading Esther. Alongside the relatively new approach of Diaspora Studies, the author makes use of the more traditional analogical reasoning, seeing parallels between the community behind Esther and the Zimbabwean diaspora community in the United Kingdom, of which he is a member. The two-fold methodological application results in an innovative and stimulating reading of the book. Overall, the book reflects a deep awareness not only of issues surrounding Esther but of the broader fields of the study of the Bible and of the ancient Near East"--
    DOI: 10.1163/9789004406568
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    URL: https://brill.com/abstract/title/54767
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