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Jews and Anti-Judaism in Esther and the Church.
The purpose of this book is to demonstrate the relevance of the biblical book of Esther to historic and current anti-Semitism, as well as anti-Judaism in the Church. The essential argument is that despite the fact that the Hebrew version of Esther is the most relevant book in the Hebrew Bible for ad...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Jews and Anti-Judaism in Esther and the Church; Introduction; Chapter One. Hebrew Esther: Is it a Story of Jewish Aggression or Resistance to Attempted Genocide?; The History of Interpretation of Esther Since Martin Luther; The Intent of the Author; The Message of Hebrew Esther; Conclusions; Excursus. The Textual Relationships of the Three Books of Esther; Chapter Two. Old Greek Esther: When and Why Was It Written?; The Historical Setting of Old Greek Esther; The Relationship Between Jewish and Greek Literature; The Jewish Response: I, II, III Maccabees and Old Greek Esther.
- Dates for the Arrival of OG Esther in Alexandria and Its Composition in JerusalemI Maccabees and the Composition of Old Greek Esther; II Maccabees and the Composition of Old Greek Esther; III Maccabees and the Composition of Old Greek Esther; Conclusions; Chapter Three. Alpha Text Esther: When and Why Was It Written?; The Historical Setting of the Composition of Alpha Text Esther; Common Themes on Jews and Judaism in Greek and Latin Authors; Philo and Josephus on Jews and Judaism; Common Themes in Philo, Josephus, Maccabees, OG, and AT Esther; A Date of Composition for AT Esther.
- The Date of Composition and the Author's IdentityConclusions; Chapter Four. The Greek Versions: Historic Use and Literary Comparisons; The History of the Translation of the Septuagint; Early Use of the Septuagint by Jews and Christians; The Authority Attributed to the Septuagint by the Early Church; Historical Use of the Alpha Text of Esther; Preliminary Conclusions; Interpretations of the Story and the Character of Esther; Feminist and Christian Theology; Anti-Feminism and Anti-Judaism in Hebrew Esther and Twentieth-Century German Theology; Literary Comparisons of Hebrew and Old Greek Esther.
- ConclusionsChapter Five. From Historic Anti-Judaism to Current Anti-Zionism; Definition of Terms; History of Christian Anti-Judaism; Significant Features of Christian Anti-Judaism; Anti-Jewish Theology at the Heart of Christian Anti-Zionism; Palestinian Proponents of Christian Anti-Zionism; American Proponents of Christian Anti-Zionism; Conclusions; Final Conclusions; Bibliography.