Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Esther

Day, Linda M.

ISBN 10: 0687497922 / ISBN 13: 9780687497928

Published by Abingdon Press, 2005

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Synopsis:

In this Abingdon Old Testament Commentary, Day addresses both perennial and contemporary concerns pertinent to the book of Esther. Attention is given to literary, linguistic, and thematic features of the biblical text. Day considers the book of Esther with an eye to concerns of gender and ethnicity, as well as the theological concerns raised by divine absence in the story

About the Authors: Chaplain, Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Hiram College, Hiram, OH

Carolyn Pressler is Harry C. Piper Professor of Biblical Interpretation at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.

Professor of Old Testament, Candler School of Theology, Emory University

Theodore Hiebert is Francis A. McGaw Professor of Old Testament, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL. He was an editor and translator of the Common English Bible. A leading scholar among theological educators, he has done groundbreaking work in the study of Genesis.

Princeton Seminary

Bibliographic Details

Title: Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Esther
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good