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Esther in Ancient Jewish Thought
Abstract
The book of Esther was a conscious reaction to much of the conventional wisdom of its day, challenging beliefs regarding the Jerusalem Temple, the land of Israel, Jewish law, and even God. Aaron Koller identifies Esther as primarily a political work, and shows that early reactions ranged from ignoring the book to 'rewriting' Esther in order to correct its perceived flaws. But few biblical books have been read in such different ways, and the vast quantity of Esther-interpretation in rabbinic literature indicates a conscious effort by the Rabbis to present Esther as a story of faith and traditionalism, and bring it into the fold of the grand biblical narrative. Koller situates Esther, and its many interpretations, within the intellectual and political contexts of Ancient Judaism, and discusses its controversial themes. His innovative line of enquiry will be of great interest to students and scholars of Bible and Jewish studies.
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“Как бы это парадоксально ни звучало, но Мордехай своими действиями напоминает отказ царицы Вашти прийти по требованию Ксеркса ( Есф . 1: 10-11) - оба должны поплатиться за свою дерзость, и подобно тому как в случае Вашти имперский гнев должен перейти на всех женщин ( Есф . 1: 22), так и в случае Мордехая - на весь еврейский народ 53 .”
From Anti-Semitism v.s. Jewish Identity in the Book of Esther (2026) · cites this paper as Koller 2014
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“В сюжете книги персидский царь символизирует персидскую империю, в то время как девушка Эсфирь и Мордехай - еврейский этнос 42 , что образует универсальный социологический паттерн или, выражаясь термином Фуко, диспозитив, состоящий из дихотомии империя-меньшинства , - паттерн, который может быть экстраполирован и на другие исторические казусы, когда ипмперскость входит в конфронтацию с этни”
From Anti-Semitism v.s. Jewish Identity in the Book of Esther (2026) · cites this paper as Koller 2014
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“Отказ от поклона перед вельможей 46 - это не только индивидуальный поступок, но акт, приобретший коллективное измерение, поскольку, не поклонившись, Мордехай как бы выступил от лица всего своего народа, утвердив тем самым еврейскую идентичность, не редуцируемую к рабской покорности 47 .”
From Anti-Semitism v.s. Jewish Identity in the Book of Esther (2026) · cites this paper as Koller 2014
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- Authors
- Koller, A.
- Affiliations
- Yeshiva University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Koller, Aaron
- ORCID
- Koller, Aaron
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2013-12-18
- OpenAlex
- W575305961
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 3.59
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
- Keywords
- Book of Esther, rabbinic interpretation, ancient Judaism, Jerusalem Temple, Land of Israel, Jewish law, biblical narrative, Jewish apologetics
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