{"product_id":"9781119004677","title":"Esther Through the Centuries","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Bible Commentaries\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEsther Through the Centuries\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJo Carruthers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Biblical Studies \/ Bible Study Guides\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis interdisciplinary commentary ranges from early midrashic interpretation to contemporary rewritings introducing interpretations of the only biblical book not to mention God. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnearths a wealth of neglected rewritings inspired by the story’s relevance to themes of nationhood, rebellion, providence, revenge, female heroism, Jewish identity, exile, genocide and ‘multiculturalism’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the various struggles and strategies used by religious commentators to make sense of this only biblical book that does not mention God\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAsks why Esther is underestimated by contemporary feminist scholars despite a long history of subversive rewritings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompares the most influential Jewish and Christian interpretations and interpreters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an introduction to the book’s myriad representations in literature, music, and art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublished in the reception-history series, \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Bible Commentaries\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo Carruthers\u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Lancaster University, UK, and works across the disciplines of literary and religious studies. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Purim: Law, Sovereignty and Hospitality in the Aesthetic Afterlives of Esther\u003c\/i\u003e (2020);\u003ci\u003e England's Secular Scripture: Islamophobia and the Protestant Aesthetic\u003c\/i\u003e (2011); and\u003ci\u003e Literature and the Bible: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (with Mark Knight and Andrew Tate, 2013). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 June 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119004677\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310342369420,"sku":"9781119004677","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119004677.jpg?v=1780192598","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119004677","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}