How Jewish is Esther? Or: How is Esther Jewish? Tracing Ethnic and Religious Identity in a Diaspora Narrative

A.M. Wetter

doi:10.1515/ZAW.2011.039

How Jewish is Esther? Or: How is Esther Jewish? Tracing Ethnic and Religious Identity in a Diaspora Narrative

A.M. Wetter

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One of the most debated issues pertaining to the masoretic text of Esther concerns the identity of the group referred to as yehûdîm. The following article applies insights from ethnic theory to the book of Esther in order to elucidate the use of the term in this specific context, and possible implications for the religious or a-religious character of the book.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	596-603
Number of pages	8
Journal	Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Volume	123
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/ZAW.2011.039
Publication status	Published - 2011

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