TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mapfeka, Tsaurayi Kudakwashe
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019//
TI  - Esther in diaspora: toward an alternative interpretive framework
T3  - Biblical interpretation series 178
PB  - Brill
CY  - Leiden
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Jewish diaspora
KW  - History
KW  - African diaspora
KW  - Zimbabweans
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Bibel
KW  - Diaspora
KW  - Judentum
AB  - "In Esther in Diaspora, Tsaurayi Kudakwashe Mapfeka presents a new approach to the book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. He argues that, whereas previous interpretations have emphasised an association with the Jewish festival of Purim, a theory-nuanced concept of diaspora offers the key for reading Esther. Alongside the relatively new approach of Diaspora Studies, the author makes use of the more traditional analogical reasoning, seeing parallels between the community behind Esther and the Zimbabwean diaspora community in the United Kingdom, of which he is a member. The two-fold methodological application results in an innovative and stimulating reading of the book. Overall, the book reflects a deep awareness not only of issues surrounding Esther but of the broader fields of the study of the Bible and of the ancient Near East"--
SN  - 9789004406568
UR  - https://brill.com/abstract/title/54767
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004406568
DO  - 10.1163/9789004406568
LA  - English
N1  - by Tsaurayi Kudakwashe Mapfeka
ID  - 1680638297
ER  -