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Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther - Achaemenid Court Culture in the Hebrew Bible (Hardcover)
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Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther - Achaemenid Court Culture in the Hebrew Bible (Hardcover)
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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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