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A feminist companion to Esther, Judith and Susanna / - London ; New York : T&T Clark International, ©2004. - 336 Pages. : ill. ; 22 cm. - T & T Clark academic paperbacks .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-336).

Esther : folklore, wisdom, feminism, and authority / Susan Niditch -- An oriental beauty parlour : an analysis of Esther 2.8-18 in the Hebrew, the Septuagint and the second Greek text / Kristin De Troyer -- Looking at Esther through the looking glass / Athalya Brenner -- Mirror, mirror in the text : reflections on reading and rereading / Alice Bach -- Tracing Esther's beginnings / Timothy K. Beal -- Esther : the incomplete emancipation of a queen / Bea Wyler -- Esther and the queen's throne / Zefira Gitay -- Honor and shame in Esther / Lillian R. Klein -- Esther revisited : an aggadic approach / Leila Leah Bronner -- Esther's story /

ISBN: 0567084795 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2005276524

Subjects--Personal Names:
Esther, Queen of Persia.
Judith (Jewish heroine)
Susanna (Biblical figure)

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--Old Testament--Feminist criticism.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women in the Bible.
Bible. Criticism, Esther.-- Bible. Criticism, History of Susanna.-- Bible. Criticism, Judith

LC Class. No.: BS580.E8 / F46 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 222/.90682