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9780664255183

Reading Esther

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  • ISBN13:

    9780664255183

  • ISBN10:

    0664255183

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-06-01
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

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Summary

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 Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers. Biblical interpreters are being challenged to take responsibility for the theological, social, and ethical implications of their readings. This series encourages original readings that breach the confines of traditional biblical criticism.

Author Biography

Kenneth M. Craig, Jr., holds the E. Lee Oliver Chair of Bible and Religion of Chowan College in Murfreesboro, North Carolina

Table of Contents

Series Preface 8(1)
Preface 9(2)
Introduction
11(19)
The Literary Carnivalesque
30(17)
ESTHER AND THE CARNIVALESQUE
Prelude
47(33)
Peripety
80(40)
Parody
120(27)
Purim
147(24)
Notes 171(9)
Bibliography 180(7)
Indexes 187

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