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Esther in medieval garb : Jewish interpretation of the book of Esther in the Middle Ages / Barry Dov Walfish
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TextSeries: SUNY series in JudaicaDescription: xiv, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN: - 0791410390 (alk. paper)
- 0791410404 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 222/.906/0902 20
- BS1375.2 .W356 1993
Contents:
Pt. I. The Work of the Exegete. 1. Jewish Sources for Exegesis. 2. Non-Jewish Sources for Exegesis. 3. Literary Concerns. 4. Theological Issues -- Pt. II. The World of the Exegete. 5. Persia through European Eyes: Geography, Architecture, Customs, and Institutions. 6. Jewish-Gentile Relations and Jewish Attitudes to Gentiles as Reflected in the Commentaries. 7. The State of the Jewish People in the Diaspora: Perceptions of Antisemitism. 8. The Royal Court. 9. The Jews and the Monarchy: The Role of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther -- Appendix I The Exegetes of the Book of Esther: A Bio-bibliographical Survey with Textual Excursuses -- Appendix II Immanuel of Rome and Dante on the Differentiation of Languages and the Dating of Immanuel's Commentary on the Book of Esther -- Bibliography: Medieval Commentaries on the Book of Esther in Print and in Manuscript -- Index of Scriptural Citations -- Index of Manuscripts by Depository Libraries
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Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 1983
Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-365) and indexes
Pt. I. The Work of the Exegete. 1. Jewish Sources for Exegesis. 2. Non-Jewish Sources for Exegesis. 3. Literary Concerns. 4. Theological Issues -- Pt. II. The World of the Exegete. 5. Persia through European Eyes: Geography, Architecture, Customs, and Institutions. 6. Jewish-Gentile Relations and Jewish Attitudes to Gentiles as Reflected in the Commentaries. 7. The State of the Jewish People in the Diaspora: Perceptions of Antisemitism. 8. The Royal Court. 9. The Jews and the Monarchy: The Role of Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther -- Appendix I The Exegetes of the Book of Esther: A Bio-bibliographical Survey with Textual Excursuses -- Appendix II Immanuel of Rome and Dante on the Differentiation of Languages and the Dating of Immanuel's Commentary on the Book of Esther -- Bibliography: Medieval Commentaries on the Book of Esther in Print and in Manuscript -- Index of Scriptural Citations -- Index of Manuscripts by Depository Libraries
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