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Esther's revenge at Susa : from Sennacherib to Ahasuerus /
The names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther are those of Mesopotamian deities. Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real events in seventh-century Assyria which were `explained' soon after they occurred in a mythologizing cuneiform text and linked to religiou...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther are those of Mesopotamian deities. Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real events in seventh-century Assyria which were `explained' soon after they occurred in a mythologizing cuneiform text and linked to religious festivals comparable to the Jewish rites of Purim. - ;Why are the names of the chief characters in the biblical Book of Esther those of Mesopotamian deities? Stephanie Dalley argues that the narrative reflects real happenings in seventh-century Assyria, where the widespread belief that revenge belongs. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 262 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0191527122 9780191527128 1281149578 9781281149572 9786611149574 6611149570 |