Book contents
- Esther Ancient Jewish Thought
- Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part 1 The provocation
- Chapter 1 Setting the stage
- Chapter 2 The movement of Ezra and Nehemiah
- Chapter 3 Authoring/editing
- Chapter 4 Identity of a hero
- Part 2 Entering the fray
- Part 3 Early reactions
- Part 4 Rabbinic readings
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 1 - Setting the stage
The theological challenge of political stability
from Part 1 - The provocation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 December 2013
- Esther Ancient Jewish Thought
- Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part 1 The provocation
- Chapter 1 Setting the stage
- Chapter 2 The movement of Ezra and Nehemiah
- Chapter 3 Authoring/editing
- Chapter 4 Identity of a hero
- Part 2 Entering the fray
- Part 3 Early reactions
- Part 4 Rabbinic readings
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought , pp. 7 - 18Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014