Description
Book SynopsisLiterary Allusions in Esther: A Study on the Convergence of Intertexts and Narrative examines the robust intertextual nature of MT Esther. Its textual landscape is filled with a plethora of allusions to other texts scattered throughout the Old Testament canon. While these intertexts have often been identified individually, they have not always been considered a collective whole. By employing a new, eclectic method of exegetical analysis (Analogical Convergence'), the author demonstrates one means by which these intertexts complement one another and converge with the authorial intention embedded into MT Esther.
In Literary Allusions in Esther, Ron Lindo offers a nuanced and sophisticated engagement with the book of Esther. His survey of proposed intertexts' in secondary literature is comprehensive yet accessiblea significant resource for Esther scholarship. Lindo's discussion of method helpfully recognizes the place of authorial intention in many treatments of
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"In Literary Allusions in Esther, Ron Lindo offers a nuanced and sophisticated engagement with the book of Esther. His survey of proposed 'intertexts' in secondary literature is comprehensive yet accessible—a significant resource for Esther scholarship. Lindo's discussion of method helpfully recognizes the place of authorial intention in many treatments of 'intertextuality' in biblical studies, and the links he proposes between Esther and Jeremiah provide the basis for a compelling new account of Esther's thrust as a story. Literary Allusions in Esther makes important contributions to the field, and should feature in further discussions of the story's shape and the extent to which it interacts with other texts from antiquity." —John Screnock, Tutor in Old Testament, Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford
Table of Contents
List of Figures – List of Tables – Editor’s Preface – Acknowledgments – Introduction – Intertextual Disarray in Esther Studies – Analogical Convergence – The Literary Structure of MT Esther – Reading Esther Via Analogical Convergence – Conclusion – Bibliography – Index.
