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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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"Katie J. Woolstenhulme considers the pertinent question: Who were 'the matriarchs', and what did the rabbis think about them? Whilst scholarship on the role of women in the Bible and rabbinic Judaism has greatly increased, the authoritative group of women known as 'the matriarchs' has been neglected. This volume consequently focuses on the role and status of the biblical matriarchs in Genesis Rabbah, the fifth century CE rabbinic Jewish commentary on Genesis. Woolstenhulme begins by exploring definitions in Genesis Rabbah, such as the nature of midrash, the nature of the term 'matriarchs', the development of the term throughout early exegetical literature, and the two definitions that have emerged - the legitimate wives of Israel's patriarchs, and a reference to Jacob's four wives, who bore Israel's tribal ancestors. She then moves to discuss 'the matriarchal cycle' in Genesis Rabbah, and its three stages: barrenness; motherhood; and succession. Finally Woolstenhulme considers Genesis Rabbah's portrayal of the matriarchs as representatives of the female sex, exploring the positive and negative rabbinic attitudes towards women such as piety, prayer, praise, beauty and sexuality, and how the matriarchs occasionally exemplify stereotypical, negative female traits. This volume concludes that for the ancient rabbis, the matriarchs were the historical mothers of Israel, bearing covenant sons, but also the present mothers of Israel, continuing to influence Jewish identity"--

Women in rabbinical literature. --- Matriarchs (Bible) --- Women in the Bible. --- Midrash rabbah. --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Women in rabbinical literature --- Women in the Bible --- 296*134 --- 296*134 Midrasj Rabba op Pentateuch en Megillot: Beresjit Rabba--(o. m.) --- Midrasj Rabba op Pentateuch en Megillot: Beresjit Rabba--(o. m.) --- Women in the Talmud --- Rabbinical literature --- Be-reshit (Book of the Old Testament) --- Bereshit (Book of the Old Testament) --- Bytie (Book of the Old Testament) --- Chʻangsegi (Book of the Old Testament) --- Genesis (Book of the Old Testament) --- Sifr al-Takwīn --- Takwīn (Book of the Old Testament) --- Be-reshit rabah --- Be-reshit raba --- Bereshit rabah --- Bereshit rabba --- Ber. r. --- Genesis rabbah --- Genesis rabba --- Bereshit de-Rabbi Oshaya Rabbah --- Be-reshit de-Rabi Oshayah Rabah --- Be-reshit de-Rabi Hoshayah Rabah --- Genesis of R. Oshaya Rabbah --- Genesis of Rabbi Oshaya Rabbah --- Midrash Be-reshit rabah --- Midrash Be-reshit raba --- Agadat Erets Yiśraʼel --- מדרש בראשית רבה --- בראשית רבה --- מדרש בראשית רבא --- בראשית רבא --- בראשית דרבי אושעיה רבה --- בראשית דרבי הושעיה רבה --- אגדת ארץ ישראל