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
URL:
URL des Erstveröffentlichers
URL:
https://brill.com/abstract/title/54767
