Reading Esther: A Case for the Literary Carnivalesque

by Kenneth M. Craig Jr.

Book Overview

In this original interpretation of the book of Esther, Kenneth Craig offers to interpreters a new way of reading this story. According to Craig, Esther has been undervalued and misunderstood because its true genre, the literary carnivalesque, has not been considered.

The Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664255183
• ISBN13: 9780664255183
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"