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Esther and the Politics of Negotiation
Was Esther unique—an anomaly in patriarchal society? Conventionally, scholars see ancient Israelite and Jewish women as excluded from the public world, their power concentrated instead in the domestic realm and exercised through familial structures. Rebecca S. Hancock demonstrates, in contrast, that because of the patrimonial character of ancient Jewish society, the state was often organized along familial lines. The presence of women in roles of queen consort or queen is therefore a key political, and not simply domestic, feature.
Reclaiming Biblical Heroines
This book examines the iconography of Judith, Esther, and the Shulamite in the last decades of the nineteenth and the first two decades of the twentieth century in the works of the Polish-Jewish artists.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
This is the first in this series of specialised reference works, each addressing a specific subfield within biblical studies. Books of the Bible is in depth, with articles on all of the canonical books, major apocryphal books of the New and Old Testaments, important noncanonical texts and some thematic essays.
Succession to the Throne in Early Modern Russia
This revisionist history explores how the tsar's power was transferred in Russia over three centuries, as cultural practices and customs evolved.
Narrative and Other Readings in the Book of Esther
This collection of essays considers the Book of Esther from a literary and sociological perspective. In part one, Else Holt outlines the main questions of historical-critical research in the Book of Esther. She also discusses the theological meaning of a biblical book without God, and examines how the book was transmitted through the last centuries BCE. She also explores how the Hebrew and Greek variants of the Book of Esther picture its main character, Esther, the Jewish queen of Persia. In part two, Holt offers deconstructive reading of themes hidden under the surface-levels of the book. Chapters include discussions of Esther's initiation into her role as Persian queen; the inter-textual c...
The Formation of the Biblical Canon: Volume 1
Vol. 1. Part 1. Introductions and definitions. Introduction -- The notation and use of scripture -- The notion, use, and adaptability of canon -- Part 2. Formation of the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament canon. The Hebrew scriptures -- The law, the prophets, and the cessation of prophecy -- Greek influence and the formation of the Hebrew Bible -- Scripture among Essenes, Sadducees, Pharisees, and Samaritans -- Emerging Jewish and Christian collections of scriptures -- The scriptures of Jesus and early Christianity -- Texts reflecting an emerging biblical canon -- Scripture in the rabbinic tradition (90-550 CE) -- Ancient artifacts and the stabilization of the Jewish scriptures -- The formation of the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament : a summary.
Women and Exilic Identity in the Hebrew Bible
Notions of women as found in the Bible have had an incalculable impact on western cultures, influencing perspectives on marriage, kinship, legal practice, political status, and general attitudes. Women and Exilic Identity in the Hebrew Bible is drawn from three separate strands to address and analyse this phenomenon. The first examines how women were conceptualized and represented during the exilic period. The second focuses on methodological possibilities and drawbacks connected to investigating women and exile. The third reviews current prominent literature on the topic, with responses from authors. With chapters from a range of contributors, topics move from an analysis of Ruth as a woman...
Early Jewish Writings
New from the Bible and Women Series This collection of essays deals with aspects of women and gender relations in early Judaism (during the Persian, Greek, and Roman empires). Some essays focus on specific writings: the Greek (Septuagint) version of Esther, Judith, Joseph and Aseneth, and the Letter of Jeremiah. Others explore how certain biblical texts are reinterpreted: Eve in the Life of Adam and Eve, the mixing of the sons of God with the daughters of men from Genesis 6:1–4, the Egyptian princess at the birth of Moses, and how Josephus retells biblical stories. The third group of essays explore specific social contexts: Philo's views of women in the Roman empire, the Sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls, and women philosophers of the Therapeutae in Egyptian Alexandria. Features An International team of contributors from Europe and North America A breadth of materials covered, including many lesser-known early Jewish writings Focus is on a gendered perspective and gender specific questions
缺席的神
在聖經中，有兩卷書沒有明確提及神的名字──雅歌、以斯帖記。無論是從神學論述，或是從聖經應用的角度來看，神顯眼的缺席都是令人不安，且引發思考的課題。 謝挺博士在本書中探討雅歌與以斯帖記的神學聯繫。她提出幾個重要的問題：這兩部沒有提及神名字的聖經書卷，揭示了神的甚麼本質？在神看似缺席的時候，我們應當怎樣看待祂？當神沉默或隱藏的時候，我們該怎麼辦？ 藉著文本互涉、文體分析等技巧，謝挺博士以敏銳的眼光解讀經文，打破我們對神的刻板認知，提醒我們：神於缺席中臨在，於臨在中缺席。本書引導我們更多理解兩部受忽略經卷的豐富意義，從而對於認識神、實踐信仰也有更全面、更深刻的體會。 「讀者將深切體會到雅歌和以斯帖記在希伯來聖經中的位置和主旨，特別是在『缺席神學』方面。對於基督徒來說，這本書將打開另一扇窗戶，讓人領會神的奧祕、愛的真諦、人的責任，以及在神缺席的情況下實踐信心的可能性。」──摘自本書「導言」
