This collection of essays considers the Book of Esther from a literary and sociological perspective. In part one, Else Holt outlines the main questions of histo

Using narrative devices such as allusions and free associations, multivalent expressions, and irony, the author of Esther wrote a story that is about a Jewish w

Using narrative devices such as allusions and free associations, multivalent expressions, and irony, the author of Esther wrote a story that is about a Jewish w

Seymour Epstein's The Esther Scroll: The Author’s Tale is a bold thesis and a radically new interpretation of The Book of Esther that contends it was written

This book situates the book of Esther in the intellectual history of Ancient Judaism and provides a new understanding of its purpose.