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Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther

- Achaemenid Court Culture in the Hebrew Bible
Af: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Engelsk Paperback

Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther

- Achaemenid Court Culture in the Hebrew Bible
Af: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones Engelsk Paperback
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A Spectator 2023 Book of the Year

Esther is the most visual book of the Hebrew Bible and was largely crafted in the Fourth Century BCE by an author who was clearly au fait with the rarefied world of the Achaemenid court. It therefore provides an unusual melange of information which can enlighten scholars of Ancient Iranian Studies whilst offering Biblical scholars access into the Persian world from which the text emerged.

In this book, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones unlocks the text of Esther by reading it against the rich iconographic world of ancient Persia and of the Near East. Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther is a cultural and iconographic exploration of an important, but often undervalued, biblical book, and Llewellyn-Jones presents the book of Esther as a rich source for the study of life and thought in the Persian Empire. The author reveals answers to important questions, such as the role of the King’s courtiers in influencing policy, the way concubines at court were recruited, the structure of the harem in shifting the power of royal women, the function of feasting and drinking in the articulation of courtly power, and the meaning of gift-giving and patronage at the Achaemenid court.

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A Spectator 2023 Book of the Year

Esther is the most visual book of the Hebrew Bible and was largely crafted in the Fourth Century BCE by an author who was clearly au fait with the rarefied world of the Achaemenid court. It therefore provides an unusual melange of information which can enlighten scholars of Ancient Iranian Studies whilst offering Biblical scholars access into the Persian world from which the text emerged.

In this book, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones unlocks the text of Esther by reading it against the rich iconographic world of ancient Persia and of the Near East. Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther is a cultural and iconographic exploration of an important, but often undervalued, biblical book, and Llewellyn-Jones presents the book of Esther as a rich source for the study of life and thought in the Persian Empire. The author reveals answers to important questions, such as the role of the King’s courtiers in influencing policy, the way concubines at court were recruited, the structure of the harem in shifting the power of royal women, the function of feasting and drinking in the articulation of courtly power, and the meaning of gift-giving and patronage at the Achaemenid court.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 280
ISBN-13: 9780755603022
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0755603028
Kategori: Oldtidens historie
Udg. Dato: 6 apr 2023
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 234mm
Højde: 155mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 6 apr 2023
Forfatter(e): Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Forfatter(e) Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Kategori Oldtidens historie

ISBN-13 9780755603022

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 280

Udgave

Længde 23mm

Bredde 234mm

Højde 155mm

Udg. Dato 6 apr 2023

Oplagsdato 6 apr 2023

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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