Three Faces of a Queen: Characterization in the Books of Esther

by Linda Day

Book Overview

This original study offers, for the first time, an analysis of the characterization of Esther as she is portrayed in each of the three primary versions of the book of Esther-the Masoretic text, the Septuagint text, and the Greek a text. This study of characterization has implications beyond itself. It permits a reasssessment of relations between the book of Esther and other literature of the time, it sheds light on the place of origin of the ancient...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826446434
• ISBN13: 9780826446435
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"