Writing Esther: How do Writing, Power and Gender Intersect in the Megillah and its Literary Afterlife?

There are two instances in the entire Hebrew Bible in which women feature as the to write. “One is Esther (Esther 9:29) and the other is:” כתב subject of the verb Jezebel (1 Kgs 21:8). This paper takes this fact as a starting point from which to illuminate the narrative and thematic junctures of wri...

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Main Author: Wood Sorrel
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: De Gruyter 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/bd87bdc7f1324c0eba42f72843562062
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