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Veiling Esther, Unveiling Her Story: The Reception of a Biblical Book in Islamic Lands' examines the ways in which the Biblical Book of Esther was read, understood, and used in Muslim lands, from ancient to modern times. It focuses on case studies covering works from various periods and regions of the Muslim world, including the Qur'an, pre-modern historical chronicles and literary works, the writings of a nineteenth-century Shia feminist, a twentieth-century Iranian encyclopaedia, and others. These case studies demonstrate that Muslim sources contain valuable materials on Esther, which shed light both on the Esther story itself and on the Muslim peoples and cultures that received it.00Adam J. Silverstein argues that Muslim sources preserve important pre-Islamic materials on Esther that have not survived elsewhere, some of which offer answers to ancient questions about Esther, such as the meaning of Haman's epithet in the Greek versions of the story, the reason why Mordecai refused to prostrate before Haman, and the literary context of the 'plot of the eunuchs' to kill the Persian king. Throughout the book, Silverstein shows how each author's cultural and religious background influenced his or her understanding and retelling of the Esther story. In particular, he highlights that Persian Muslims (and Jews) were often forced to reconcile or choose between the conflicting historical narratives provided by their religious and cultural heritages respectively.

Esther, --- 222.8 --- 297.181*1 --- 221.05*46 --- 221.05*46 Oud Testament: Arabische vertalingen --- Oud Testament: Arabische vertalingen --- 297.181*1 Koran en Bijbel --- Koran en Bijbel --- 222.8 Tobie. Judith. Esther --- 222.8 Tobit. Judit. Ester. Esther --- Tobie. Judith. Esther --- Tobit. Judit. Ester. Esther --- Bible. --- Bible --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Appreciation --- Midrash rabbah.

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In this book the author attempts to unravel the original narratives which underlie the biblical Book of Esther. She reconstructs the contents of three non-Jewish narratives: A wedding story, in which the foreign beauty (Esther) takes the place of the disobedient queen, and two court narratives, telling the story of the rivalry between two courtiers at the Persian court. In exilic and postexilic times these basic narratives were merged into one topical and literarily well developed narrative, which expressed the problems connected with Jewish life in the diaspora. The author shows that this text has been redactionally revised once more, in an attempt to adjust Palestinian Judaism to the Jewish communities that flourished in the diaspora. This redaction bears the hallmarks of Judaism’s clash with Hellenised political forces; Purim emerges as a succesful defense.

Bible --- Criticism, Redaction --- 222.8 --- Tobit. Judit. Ester. Esther --- Bible. --- Criticism, Redaction. --- Ester (Book of the Old Testament) --- Esther (Book of the Old Testament) --- Megilat Aḥashṿerosh --- Megilat Ester --- מגילת אסתר

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Despite the resurgence of scholarly interest in the Book of Tobit in recent years, an important aspect of this deuterocanonical book has been largely overlooked. Within it, there is an instruction manual for an effective way of being and living in exile, namely the wisdom instructions in Tobit 4. With glances at Tobit 12 and Tobit 14 where the wisdom instructions are repeated in shorter form, this monograph discusses the function of the wisdom discourse in the literary design of the narrative. Moreover, it examines how the wisdom instructions of Tobit demonstrate the vital role of the sapiential tradition in forming and maintaining Jewish identity in the Diaspora. Contextualizing the wisdom instructions not only within the narrative but also within the realities of Second Temple Judaism, it is argued that the author of Tobit saw the validity and employed the resources of the Jewish wisdom tradition in reinterpreting some of the traditional claims of covenant faith. Using the Sinaiticus as the textual basis of study, it shows that the lengthy wisdom lecture of Tobit displays an inner logic that structures the collection of seemingly unrelated sayings. The instructions reinterpret a major deuteronomic concern to remember the Lord always. For Tobit, the practice of righteousness, the practice of wise behavior, and the practice of prayer realize and concretize such remembrance. Addressed to those in the Dispersion, Tobit's wisdom instructions are meant to foster and shape a distinct ethos of truth, righteousness and mercy.

Book of Tobit. --- Das Buch Tobit. --- Exegese. --- Exil. --- Exile. --- Judentum des Zweiten Tempels. --- Narrative Criticism. --- Narrative Kritik. --- Second Temple Judaism. --- Weisheit. --- Wisdom. --- Sinnspruch --- RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament. --- Spruchweisheit --- Weisheit --- Sinnsprüche --- Spruch --- Weisheitsliteratur --- Bible. --- Tobias (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Tobit (Book of the Apocrypha) --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- 222.8 --- Tobit. Judit. Ester. Esther --- Bible --- Criticism, interpretation, etc

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This volume consists of an edition, translated into English and with an extensive introduction, of the Arabic translation and commentary on the book of Esther by one of the preeminent litterateurs of the Karaite “Golden Age” (10th–11th centuries), Yefet ben ‘Eli ha-Levi. Yefet’s text represents the first completely extant, devoted commentary on Esther and, consequently, provides fascinating insight into the history and development of exegetical thought on this book, both among the Karaites as well as the Rabbanites. Various facets of Yefet’s exegesis which we explore in our introduction include his rationalistic method, compilatory tendency, relationship to the doctrines of the Islamic Mu‘tazila, and his influence both by and upon other Jewish exegetes (Karaite and Rabbanite). We also assess Yefet’s Arabic translation technique and include a survey of all extant Karaite commentaries on Esther, both in Arabic as well as Hebrew. "At first sight, the book stands out as a model of systematic organization and thoroughness in treatment of detail...Wechsler has given us a detailed survey of the place of Yefet in the history of Karaite exegesis and in the history of Karaite theoretical argument." - I.R.M. Bóid "Altogether, this book may be considered an important step forward in the availability of Yefet ben 'Eli's commentaries in critical editions and will serve as a standard for future publications of his vast exegetical oeuvre." - Ronny Vollandt, University of Cambridge

Übersetzung --- Karaites. --- Baʻale Miḳra --- Baʻalei Mikra --- Bene Miḳra --- Benei Mikra --- Karaʾim (Jewish sect) --- Karaism --- Karaitism --- Jewish sects --- Yefet ben ʻAli (ha-Leṿi) --- Ester (Buch) --- Bible. --- Ester (Book of the Old Testament) --- Esther (Book of the Old Testament) --- Megilat Aḥashṿerosh --- Megilat Ester --- מגילת אסתר --- Karaites --- 222.8 --- 296*72 --- 296*72 Joodse sekten en stromingen in de nabijbelse tijd: Karaïten--bv. --- Joodse sekten en stromingen in de nabijbelse tijd: Karaïten--bv. --- Tobit. Judit. Ester. Esther --- Joodse sekten en stromingen in de nabijbelse tijd: Karaïten--bv